X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost04.isp.att.net ([207.115.11.54] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTP id 6479450 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:28:49 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.115.11.54; envelope-from=bbradburry@bellsouth.net Received: from desktop (adsl-98-85-111-127.mco.bellsouth.net[98.85.111.127]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc04) with SMTP id <20130917222811H0400aoo5ae>; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 22:28:12 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [98.85.111.127] From: "Bill Bradburry" To: Subject: A Tot of Rum! Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:28:11 -0400 Message-ID: <34293C3B55AE47B1A52AABD4287019A6@Desktop> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002F_01CEB3D3.AAE55270" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: Ac6z8bJJ5r/y+ifMRW2q83nUYxaaKQAA09bQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18463 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01CEB3D3.AAE55270 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This is for David Leonard!! LITTLE KNOWN TIDBIT OF NAVAL HISTORY. 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 and64,300 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! ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01CEB3D3.AAE55270 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

This is for David = Leonard!! =

 

 

LITTLE KNOWN TIDBIT OF = NAVAL HISTORY.




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).

H= owever, 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."<= /b> 

H= er 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.

T= hen she headed for the Azores , arriving = there 12 November. She provisioned with 550 pounds of beef = and64,300 gallons of = Portuguese wine.

O= n 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.

B= y 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.

T= he 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!

 

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