As you have read in recent pots, Jesse Elliott's time commanding the USS Constitution also led to situations.
This is from the USS Constitution museum blog.
Jesse Elliott took command of the Boston Navy Yard in 1833 where the USS Constitution was beginning its first major restoration. To impress President Andrew Jackson, Elliott had a full-length figurehead of Jackson carved and installed on the ship's bow.
Bostonians who disliked Jackson were outraged. To underscore the point, a local sea captain named Samuel Worthington Dewey climbed aboard the ship on the night of July 2, 1834, and beheaded the figurehead.
Jackson was infuriated and embarrassed by the controversy, but no charges were filed.
Elliott received orders to sail the USS Constitution and take command of the Mediterranean Squadron.
--Brock-Perry
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