▁sail ing ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁she ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁entire ▁Mediter rane an ▁Squadron ▁naval ▁force ▁assemble d ▁at ▁Gib ral tar ▁under ▁Com mod ore ▁William ▁B ain bridge . ▁The ▁ 1 8 ▁war ships , ▁including ▁ship - of - the - line ▁, ▁five ▁fr ig ates , ▁two ▁slo ops - of - war , ▁seven ▁brig s , ▁and ▁three ▁sch oon ers , ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁fleet ▁ever ▁collected ▁under ▁the ▁American ▁flag ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea ▁to ▁that ▁time . ▁It ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁permanent ▁naval ▁fleet ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an , ▁which ▁has ▁evol ved ▁into ▁the ▁powerful ▁ 6 th ▁Fle et ▁of ▁today . ▁Then , ▁as ▁today , ▁the ▁fleet ▁was ▁a ▁factor ▁in ▁keeping ▁the ▁peace ▁and ▁strength ening ▁the ▁international ▁diplom acy ▁of ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁Pe ac etime ▁operations ▁Guer riere ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁and ▁was ▁laid ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Boston ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁for ▁rep airs ▁on ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁She ▁recomm ission ed ▁under ▁Captain ▁Thomas ▁Mac don ough ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁for ▁fitting ▁out . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁she ▁put ▁to ▁sea , ▁carrying ▁the ▁American ▁Minister ▁to ▁Russia ▁to ▁his ▁new ▁post . ▁After ▁calls ▁at ▁Gib ral tar , ▁Cow es ▁and ▁C open