In Oliver Wendell Holmes’s poem “Old Ironsides,” what is the hoped for end of the ship?

Oliver Wendell Holmes' "Old Ironsides" mentions the "hope for the end of the ship" which is referring to the ship's way of going out.

alright, so here, the author clearly thinks that flooding the canyon was a bad idea and is showing bias against it.

it u understand what he thought at the time and let u know more about him then what third person would of known probably. hope this : )