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The U.S.S.
Constitution (Old Ironsides) 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 (fresh water
distillers).
However, let
it be noted that according to her 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 merchantmen, salvaging only
the rum aboard each.
By 26 January,
her powder and shot were exhausted.
Nevertheless, and though 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 stagnant
water.
GO NAVY!
Now these guys
knew how to drink!
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A sister and
brother are talking to each other when
the little boy gets up ...
...and walks over
to his Grandpa and says, "Grandpa,
please make a frog noise."
The Grandpa
says, "No."
The little boy
goes on, "Please .. please make a frog
noise."
The Grandpa
says, "No, now go play."
The little boy
then says to his sister, "Go tell
Grandpa to make a frog noise." So the
little girl goes to her Grandpa and
says, "Please make a frog noise."
The Grandpa
says, "I just told your brother no and
I'm telling you no."
The little
girl says, "Please .. please Grandpa
make a frog noise."
The Grandpa
says, "Why do you want me to make a
frog noise?"
The little
girl replied, "Because mommy said when
you croak we can go to Disney world!"
Submitted
by Don, Hagerstown, MD.
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The tiresome jury selection process continued
... ... each side hotly contesting
and dismissing potential jurors. Don O'Brian was called for
his question session.
"Property holder?"
"Yes, I am, Your Honor."
"Married or single?"
"Married for twenty years, Your Honor."
"Formed or expressed an opinion?"
"Not in twenty years, Your Honor."
Submitted by Debbie, Middletown, MD.
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Finally, the technical explanation all
male strive to achieve.....
understanding women take 1
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