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sea story or truth?
Was cleaning out a filing cabinet and came across the following text.
Feels like a see story to me but enjoyable all the same. MAH - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The USS Princeton, a carrier of the Forrestal class, was carrying its regular crew plus a heavy complement of reservists. The consumption of water aboard ship was greater than the evaporators could keep pace with. The executive officer. trying every means to curb consumption, issued a conservation order which concluded with this reminder ----- The USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) as a combat vessel carried 48,600 gallons of fresh water for her crew of 475 men and officers. This was sufficient to last for six months of sustained operations. The total evaporators installed -- none. On the following day the ship's newspaper dutifully published the order and addded this historical footnote ----- On the 23rd of August 1879 the USS Constitution, carrying its regular cargo set sail from Boston with 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 was to destroy and harass English shipping. Making Jamaica on the 6th of October, she took on 826 pounds of flour and 79,400 gallons of rum. Then she headed for the Azores. Arriving there on the 12th of November, she prrovisioned with with 550 pounds of beef and 64,300 gallons of Portugeuese wine. On the 18th of November, she set sail for England. In the ensuing days, she defeated five British men-of-war, captured and scuttled 12 English merchantmen, salvaging only the rum. On the 7th of January, her powder and shot were exhausted. Unarmed, she made a night raid up the Firth of Tay. Her landing party captured a whiskey distillery and transferred 40,000 gallons aboard. Then she headed home. The USS Constitution arrived at Boston on the 20th of February 1780, with no cannon, no shot, no food, no powder, no rum, no whiskey, and 48,600 gallons of stagnant water. |
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This story was going around about 3 years ago. It's BS. Constitution wasn't
launched until 1797, and didn't operate in British home waters during the War of 1812. Princeton was an Essex class carrier converted to LPH. Tom Denton USMC Helicopter Squadrons www.geocities.com/hma1369 |
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On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 13:40:14 -0600, mah wrote:
The USS Princeton, a carrier of the Forrestal class, was carrying its PRINCETON was not a FORRESTAL class carrier. CONSTITUTION never captured the numbers of vessels listed. The story is a myth. -- Andrew Toppan --- --- "I speak only for myself" "Haze Gray & Underway" - Naval History, DANFS, World Navies Today, Photo Features, Military FAQs, and more - http://www.hazegray.org/ |
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Definately a sea story, as the factual problems start in the first
sentence (USS Princeton was an Independence Class light carrier sunk in WWII) Next the Constitution was constructed in 1797 and decommed from active duty by 1830. But yeah, it is a fun story mah wrote in message ... Was cleaning out a filing cabinet and came across the following text. Feels like a see story to me but enjoyable all the same. MAH - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The USS Princeton, a carrier of the Forrestal class, was carrying its regular crew plus a heavy complement of reservists. The consumption of water aboard ship was greater than the evaporators could keep pace with. The executive officer. trying every means to curb consumption, issued a conservation order which concluded with this reminder ----- The USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) as a combat vessel carried 48,600 gallons of fresh water for her crew of 475 men and officers. This was sufficient to last for six months of sustained operations. The total evaporators installed -- none. On the following day the ship's newspaper dutifully published the order and addded this historical footnote ----- On the 23rd of August 1879 the USS Constitution, carrying its regular cargo set sail from Boston with 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 was to destroy and harass English shipping. Making Jamaica on the 6th of October, she took on 826 pounds of flour and 79,400 gallons of rum. Then she headed for the Azores. Arriving there on the 12th of November, she prrovisioned with with 550 pounds of beef and 64,300 gallons of Portugeuese wine. On the 18th of November, she set sail for England. In the ensuing days, she defeated five British men-of-war, captured and scuttled 12 English merchantmen, salvaging only the rum. On the 7th of January, her powder and shot were exhausted. Unarmed, she made a night raid up the Firth of Tay. Her landing party captured a whiskey distillery and transferred 40,000 gallons aboard. Then she headed home. The USS Constitution arrived at Boston on the 20th of February 1780, with no cannon, no shot, no food, no powder, no rum, no whiskey, and 48,600 gallons of stagnant water. |
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I have a paperback somewhere with the loading manifes for the USS
Constitution when it set sail to go out and raise hell with the Brits. it had a healthy amount of rum aboard but nowhere near 49,500 gallons. That's almost 200 tons! FWIW there was a later CV(ASW)Princeton; I visited her when she was in Buckner Bay in about 1955. The Captain had just jettisoned at sea an F4U5N that had dinged a prop on landing. (Sob!) The wardroom was very impressive to us Air Force guys living at Naha AB. Linen, china, silver, stewards. Then I saw where the junior officers lived. (I was a 2Lt at the time). Reminded me of a small school gym dressing room, with triple tiered bunks and gym lockers. Maybe thrity guys sgared that one not s large very dark room. My guide, another brown bar, said "Let me show you our private quarters. He was evidently quite proud of them, so I followed along. He and his rommie shared an odd shaped room, sort of half an inverted truncated cone. I looked up, thought of where it might be, and asked "is there a flak gun up there?" He replied 'Yeah'. "And there's a catapult running past over there?" "Yeah." When I got back to my private room (about 12 by 12 with a shared bath and kitchenette) I didn't feel so bad after all. Opened up a cold beer, turned on the stereo, and laid back on my real bed. Walt BJ |
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The USS Princeton, a carrier of the Forrestal class, was carrying its
regular crew plus a heavy complement of reservists. The consumption of water aboard ship was greater than the evaporators could keep pace with. The executive officer. trying every means to curb consumption, issued a conservation order which concluded with this reminder ----- Total BS. The USS Princeton CV37, was an Essex class carrier. I am a plank owner. Decommissioned June 20, 1949 Warren, Truthful ol fart. "say altitude" "500 ft abg, SIR" |
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