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Katie77:
Well, very interesting Kerry.......
I will be sure to bring that up in conversation with some of my friends.....they will think I am very clever knowing that......
Kerry:
--- Quote from: Katie77 on October 14, 2008, 12:31:08 am ---Well, very interesting Kerry.......
I will be sure to bring that up in conversation with some of my friends.....they will think I am very clever knowing that......
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Interesting for both of us, Sue, seeing we both have sailors in our families. It was emailed to me by a friend this morning. I have no way of knowing if it's true or not.
Kerry:
Katie77:
--- Quote from: Kerry on October 14, 2008, 12:52:54 am ---Interesting for both of us, Sue, seeing we both have sailors in our families. It was emailed to me by a friend this morning. I have no way of knowing if it's true or not.
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Sounds pretty feasible to me........I will ask hubby if he has ever heard that story.
While we are on the subject of naval history, I received this email a few weeks ago, from an old sailor, which is very interesting too....
LITTLE KNOWN NAVAL HISTORY..BUT FASCINATING..!
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 (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 whiskey 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 whiskey,
and 38,600 gallons of water.
GO NAVY!!!
Artiste:
Katie, and only rum was left?
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