[Loch-Ruadh] Fw: American Naval History

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>From: "George & Pamela" <sidhe01 at swbell.net>
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>Subject: [Loch-Ruadh] Fw: American Naval History
>Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 08:30:06 -0600
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>Now you know about Sailors
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>Alaric
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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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