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September 21st, 2006
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| Milforum Chaplain  | Post; USS ConstitutionA Lesson in Naval Logistics: On 23 August 1779, the USS Constitution set sail from Boston, loaded with 475 officers and men, 48,000 gallons of water, 74,000 cannon shot, 115,000 pounds of black powder and 79,000 gallons of rum. Her mission to destroy and harass English shipping. On 6 October, she made Jamaica, took on 826 pounds of flour and 688 gallons of rum. Three weeks later, Constitution reached the Azores, where she provisioned with 550 pounds of beef and 300 gallons of Portuguese wine. On 18 November, she set sail for England where her crew captured and scuttled 12 English merchant vessels and took aboard rum. By this time, Constitution had run out of shot. Nevertheless, she made her way unarmed up the Firth of Clyde for a night raid. Here, her landing party captured a whiskey distillery, transferred 13,000 gallons aboard and headed for home. On 20 February 1780, the Constitution arrived in Boston with no cannon shot, no food, no powder, no rum, and no whiskey. She did, however, still carry her crew of 475 officers and men and 18,600 gallons of water. The math is quite enlightening: Length of cruise: 181 days. Booze consumption: 1.1 gallons per man per day (this DOES NOT include the unknown quantity of rum captured from the 12 English merchant vessels in November). Naval historians note that the reenlistment rate from this cruise was 92%. LOGISTICS LESSON LEARNED: Don’t load up with too much water.  |
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September 21st, 2006
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| Chief Engineer  |  Funny! 
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September 21st, 2006
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| Milforum Moderator | That story is very true. Constitution is a wonderful ship. Those of us who have had the privilige of being on board can attest to her beauty. She is a small vessel compared to today's warships so I think it was just a matter of making room and increasing speed that compelled the crew to consume as much as they could as quickly as possible.
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September 21st, 2006
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| Forum Brat | Very nice!!! LOL
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September 21st, 2006
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| Can you hear me now?  | Interesting....and funny.
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September 21st, 2006
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| Milforum's Postmaster | Almost would sound like the Irish Navy..
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | Quote:
Sure it was. . . . and a bear don't crap in the woods either 
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October 4th, 2006
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| Cadet Moderator  | What can I say? Us Navy folks know how to drink.
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October 4th, 2006
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| Milforum Moderator | Quote:
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October 5th, 2006
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| Spam King | Holy crap. Does the Russian space program know about this? (stories about them bringing up space suits filled with bottles of vodka)
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