[Public-List] Go Navy

[John Birch]

Why let the truth get in the way of a good story ; )


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From: "Rod Symmes" <weatherhelm at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Go Navy


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> It makes a great story  -  but I did the math  -  2.5 gallons of spirits 
> per day per man.    I don't think they could have found North America, let 
> alone their home port.
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> Cheers,   Rod
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>> From: johnflanders at rogers.com
>> Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 10:03:52 +0100
>> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
>> Subject: [Public-List] Go Navy
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>> > 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 ship's 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 
>> > merchant ships, 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, 
>> > and38,600 gallons of water.
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>> > GO NAVY
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