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In old Ironsides by Oliver Wendell what is the hoped for end of the ship

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The narrator of the story wants the ship to end by being destroyed in a battle or storm.

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The narrator of the story wants the ship to end by being destroyed in a battle or storm, instead of being completely dismantled and turned into scrap metal.

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