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had been a problem vessel after she was converted into a corvette with the addition of a quarterdeck to her original frigate frame. This increased her draught and made her difficult to manage, however
Moorsom redistributed the storage and not only reported that she was now seaworthy, he sailed her
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Constantine also went into the railway business as company secretary at the same company where his brother, William, was engineer. He was elected to the board of the
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway in 1841 and almost immediately became its chairman. He remained in this position until his
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around the Cape of Good Hope to prove the point. He was briefly an acting
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had fired twice as many mortars as any other boat and that this was due to the fitting which
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in August, 1816. As a result of the bombardment slaves were released and
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869:Wikisource
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