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AVGWarhawk
10-19-09, 08:38 PM
Some interesting historical facts, the boys certainly enjoyed a drink in those days.
Enjoy a drink, then why not join the navy.
LITTLE KNOWN TIDBIT OF NAVAL HISTORY...
The U. S. S. Constitution (Old Ironsides), as a combat vessel, carried 48,600 gallons of fresh waterfor 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 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 Jan uary, 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
SteamWake
10-19-09, 10:01 PM
YAY orange font ! :har:
Tribesman
10-20-09, 05:51 AM
Not again .:down:
Some interesting historical facts,
Some incredible bull.
That ship left a yellow wake...
AVGWarhawk
10-20-09, 09:16 AM
Not again .:down:
Some incredible bull.
You can prove this is not accurate? :O:
MothBalls
10-20-09, 09:35 AM
You can prove this is not accurate? :O:We could ask jimbuna or Sailor Steve, pretty sure one of them was on this voyage.
Tribesman
10-20-09, 09:52 AM
You can prove this is not accurate?
Would you like to check the dates and locations mentioned?
Would you then like to compare it with any history?
Or alternately we can compare it to another history.
HMS Bounty was Nelsons flagship at the battle of Watrerloo in 1642 when he defeated the combined fleets of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Julius Caesar while very drunk on rough farmhouse cider.
Fincuan
10-20-09, 09:52 AM
Repost #47 :)
If anyone is interested on what the Consitution really did during that period, Wiki has a pretty lengthy article on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uss_constitution
BlueFlames
10-20-09, 10:39 AM
You can prove this is not accurate?
You can start with the fact that alcohol is a diuretic. If that's all you drink, your output will exceed your input, until you die (which probably wouldn't take too long). Sailor or not, you can't go 208 days, drinking two-and-a-half gallons of wine/liquor, chased by a twelve-ounce glass of water each day and survive, British shot notwithstanding. Yeah.... Two-and-a-half gallons of booze, per man, per day. Give me a break.
Besides, if you're going to praise the military for superhuman acts, fictitious or not, how about choosing something a little more praise-worthy than monumental indiscretion?
Correct me if I'm wrong, because my knowledge of this era is pretty Wiki dominant, but, wasn't the Treaty of Paris signed in 1783?
Therefore, why would an American warship be attacking British shipping in 1798? :hmmm:
Besides, IIRC, most of our fleet was in anti-frog mode, chasing after everyones favourite little Frenchman. :|\\
Poor Chris. :DL Dont be too hard on him, he's obviously confused. :D
Of course, all of this is not important...
What is important is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JImcvtJzIK8
Sailor Steve
10-20-09, 12:00 PM
We could ask jimbuna or Sailor Steve, pretty sure one of them was on this voyage.
Actually I was on USS President, the only one of the big three to be captured by the British. Jimbuna was aboard HMS Tenedos. We didn't actually meet then, but you knew it was inevitable.
But neither one of us had anything to do with Constitution, and we don't know anything about 5000 gallons of missing rum, either.
Jimbuna
10-20-09, 02:54 PM
We could ask jimbuna or Sailor Steve, pretty sure one of them was on this voyage.
ROFLMAO :rotfl2:
http://www.abfnet.com/forum/images/smilies/pirate_with_bottle_of_rum_lg_blk.gif http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8230/dorstig6wi.gif
Actually I was on USS President, the only one of the big three to be captured by the British. Jimbuna was aboard HMS Tenedos. We didn't actually meet then, but you knew it was inevitable.
But neither one of us had anything to do with Constitution, and we don't know anything about 5000 gallons of missing rum, either.
Very true Steve....and don't forget to tell them how we hijacked the BB USS Texas last year...before lunch http://www.clubpenguinfansite.com/forums/images/smilies/Pirate/111.gif
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7638/p1000077k.jpg (http://img208.imageshack.us/i/p1000077k.jpg/)
AVGWarhawk
10-20-09, 03:03 PM
Jim and Steve look very much in love. :O:
AVGWarhawk
10-20-09, 03:05 PM
You can start with the fact that alcohol is a diuretic. If that's all you drink, your output will exceed your input, until you die (which probably wouldn't take too long). Sailor or not, you can't go 208 days, drinking two-and-a-half gallons of wine/liquor, chased by a twelve-ounce glass of water each day and survive, British shot notwithstanding. Yeah.... Two-and-a-half gallons of booze, per man, per day. Give me a break.
Besides, if you're going to praise the military for superhuman acts, fictitious or not, how about choosing something a little more praise-worthy than monumental indiscretion?
Dang. Having a bad day :06:
AVGWarhawk
10-20-09, 03:07 PM
Poor Chris. :DL Dont be too hard on him, he's obviously confused. :D
It is the soup man!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dead:
Sailor Steve
10-20-09, 07:45 PM
Jim and Steve look very much in love. :O:
No, just drunk.
Dang! Busted!
Jim, I told you to burn those pictures!
ETR3(SS)
10-20-09, 08:51 PM
Classic example of the infamous "Sea Story" :()1:
It's the new series of 'The Love Boat'!! :rock:
OneToughHerring
10-21-09, 08:08 AM
Steve wears the pants in that relationship, Jim wears the...shorts. :)
Jimbuna
10-21-09, 04:46 PM
No, just drunk.
Dang! Busted!
Jim, I told you to burn those pictures!
Take no notice of them Steve.
They don't understand anything about a......meaningful relationship http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6324/uowyaydh5wc2zm2.gif
AVGWarhawk
10-22-09, 09:00 AM
Take no notice of them Steve.
They don't understand anything about a......meaningful relationship http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6324/uowyaydh5wc2zm2.gif
:har:
Steve and Jim's rendition of "Titanic."
Sailor Steve
10-22-09, 02:48 PM
:rotfl2:
It was a manly hug, with much backslapping!
No, wait - I said that last year in my version of the Houston meet.:damn:
MothBalls
10-22-09, 03:11 PM
Take no notice of them Steve.
They don't understand anything about a......meaningful relationshipWhich one is the girl?
Shearwater
10-22-09, 03:41 PM
Which one is the girl?
I dunno, but both of them seem to be pregnant :O:
Jimbuna
10-24-09, 09:43 AM
ROFLMAO :rotfl2:
Sailor Steve
10-24-09, 07:36 PM
HEY! I resemble that remark!
Don't see any pictures of you though. Hiding something?
AVGWarhawk
10-25-09, 08:16 AM
I dunno, but both of them seem to be pregnant :O:
:har:
Jimbuna
10-25-09, 04:57 PM
HEY! I resemble that remark!
Don't see any pictures of you though. Hiding something?
Could well be the case Steve :hmmm:
:DL
Shearwater
10-25-09, 05:13 PM
Don't see any pictures of you though. Hiding something?
Alrighty, here ya go:
http://xenohistorian.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/07-07-20_mr_creosote.jpg
I usually don't dress that formally, though.
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