[PappyCain]

I have read that in a true account. The only way they extended the patrol was to filtch fish at gunpoint with local fisherman. Especially when they transited to to S.A. and the Caribbean. You could not feed 40 men plus on what was provided, as cured meat was the only thing left - the flour and bread even spoiled and all fresh fruit was devoured in the first week. Add too a stinking hot boat, hot climate and black mold was an issue in all seas too, a major issue. What I suggest is that the food stores lost a fair percentage that was not consummed even if the weevils, maggots and larvae were picked off.