[Loch-Ruadh] Fw: American Naval History

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From: William Stewart
To: George Boles
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 10:32 PM
Subject: Fw: American Naval History
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> > The USS 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 during 6 months of sustained operations
> > at sea.  She carried no evaporators.
> >
> > However, let it be noted that according to her log, "On July 27, 1798,
> > the USS Constitution sailed from Boston with a full complement of
> > 475 officers and men, 48,600 gallons of fresh water, 7,400 cannonshot,
> > 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 USS. 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!
> >
> >
> >




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