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[Dave Terrell]

This is why Carrie Nation was so concerned about "Demon Rum."
Apparently, our forefathers and foremothers really liked their sauce.
Given the contents of her manifest, seeing her dock might have been an
interesting event.

>>> chrishardy at tds.net 04/16/03 05:40PM >>>
Thought some might get a kick out of this when they complain about the

water they are getting out of their tank

 >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.

Phil C.
upholding a fine old tradition...




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