X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-la0-f44.google.com ([209.85.215.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6479621 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 23:12:50 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.215.44; envelope-from=wdleonard@gmail.com Received: by mail-la0-f44.google.com with SMTP id eo20so5249187lab.3 for ; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 20:12:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=jlKPWJvVEKtOCEZPgugFSNY3xG4TI7SDxwiNvpPOUSA=; b=jNaVVea57Eg4LssQ8e3UCOGTm+flu0xdyR4rJpB6TSD4/U3bd6Y5wPZRDU0t44haAa KZbmw/LEAzK4osh+qMxcEtP7Ip5c82QUjMOr0Flc6R/yEuFi2/iEqfo8ZL6ASOxGDquW g3sRGh6WRwu/rTzoakOi99trgsM61gmqfol3PGfjih/HhcO3/o2fxMGwNNVrgojVPUqr ps8hvddtiX3Mnjetait7lVNMkAIrSkAyZOPdC+6XcX0mw/w5zngS4oKioZI8d92BCjoA yK9Aoz+IEmGNtAffdQ29d4SkIPXiA4Q2+Biib3rbiQ0UebEtQHSw+f4UPma7kIZoUTUf QkMw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.172.137 with SMTP id bc9mr32826124lbc.21.1379473936173; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 20:12:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.112.139.70 with HTTP; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 20:12:16 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 20:12:16 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] A Tot of Rum! From: David Leonard To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c26456f150b504e69fcd3f --001a11c26456f150b504e69fcd3f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I have always wondered it that one is true. Go Navy is right. On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Bill Bradburry wrote: > ** ** > > This is for David Leonard!! **** > > **** > > **** > > *LITTLE KNOWN TIDBIT OF NAVAL HISTORY.***** > > > * > > **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 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 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 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 water** .** > **GO NAVY!***** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > -- David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net --001a11c26456f150b504e69fcd3f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have always wondered it that one is true. =A0Go Navy is = right.

O= n Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Bill Bradburry <bbradburry@bellsout= h.net> wrote:

This is for Da= vid Leonard!!=A0

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<= font size=3D"6" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial">LITTLE = KNOWN TIDBIT OF NAVAL HISTORY.

The U.S.S. Constitution (Old Ironsides), as a comb= at 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, 179= 8, the U.S.S. Constitution sailed from Boston with a full complement of 475 office= rs and men, 48,600 gallons of fresh water, 7,400 cannon shot, 11,600 pounds of black powder and 79,400 gallons of rum."=A0

Her mission: "To destroy and harass English shipping."

Making <= /u>Jamaica on 6 October, she took on 826 pounds of flour and <= b>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 whiskey distillery and transferred <= font size=3D"5" color=3D"red" face=3D"Arial">40,000 ga= llons 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<= b>no whiskey<= u>, and 38,600 gallons of wat= er .
GO NAVY!

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David Leonar= d

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