And your point is??

Sounds right to me!!!


"Joe" wrote in message
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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 co
implement of 475 officers and m en, 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, and
38,600
gallons of water.


GO NAVY!!