Some little known American Navel history.
Some little known American military history.
> > The U.S.S. Constitution (Old Ironsides) as a combat vessel carried > 48,600 gallons of fresh water for her crew of 475 officers and men. > This was sufficient to last six months of sustained operations at sea. > She carried no > evaporators (i.e. fresh water > distillers!). > > However, let it be noted that according to her log, "On July 27, 1798, > the U.S.S. Constitution sailed from Boston with a full complement of > 475 officers and men, 48,600 gallons of fresh water, 7,400 cannon > shot, 11,600 pounds of black powder and 79,400 gallons of rum." > > Her mission: "To destroy and harass English shipping." Making Jamaica > on 6 October, she took on 826 pounds of flour and 68,300 gallons of > rum. > > Then she headed for the Azores, arriving there 12 November. She provisioned > with 550 pounds of beef and 64,300 gallons of Portuguese wine. > > On 18 November, she set sail for England. In the ensuing days she > defeated five British men-of-war and captured and scuttled 12 English > merchantmen, salvaging only the rum aboard each. > > By 26 January, her powder and shot were exhausted. Nevertheless, > although unarmed she made a night raid up the Firth of Clyde in > Scotland. Her landing > party captured a whisky distillery and transferred 40,000 gallons of single > malt Scotch aboard > by dawn. Then she headed home. > > The U.S.S. Constitution arrived in Boston on 20 February, 1799, with > no cannon shot, no food, no powder, no rum, no wine, no whisky and > 38,600 gallons of stagnant water. > > GO NAVY! |
that is more than 2.5 gallons of juice a day for everyone on board!!
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Originally posted by WRedmann that is more than 2.5 gallons of juice a day for everyone on board!! |
I was expecting a thread on belly buttons and abs.
:( :( :( :( How about NAVAL History? :p :p :p :p |
I wonder if the Boston navy base had a detox facility!
Daaayuuum! That's a lot of booooz. <Hiccup ....ah, where's the poop deck ....buuurp> :D |
I bet they used the booze as fuel. Now I can see why we won the war. We didn't really care we were so drunk and of course the liquid courage thing had to have a play in this.
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Originally posted by Love Machine <Hiccup ....ah, where's the poop deck ....buuurp> :D |
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