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Captain Edward Preble requested to take command of Constitution in a letter dated 14 May 1803[65] as his flagship and built preparations to command a whole new squadron for a third blockade endeavor. The ship was recommissioned on 20 Might.[sixty six] The copper sheathing on her hull required to be replaced and Paul Revere supplied the copper sheet