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Capt. Lance Timmer
USCG Master 25 Ton
USS Constitution
Some little known American 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.
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,
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 stagnant water !
GO NAVY!
at a Polaris Submarine Base for Submarine Squadron 14 onboard the USS Hunley(AS-31).
For part of that time I was assigned to the Boat Division and I worked on
Landing Craft (which were for transporting cargo) and Liberty Boats (used for taking the Ships Crew ashore)
Here are some pictures of the Boats that I worked on:
Below are the the 40 foot and the 50 foot Liberty Boats which were used used for taking the crew ashore.
The USS Hunley (AS-31). A US Navy Submarine Tender.
At anchor in The Holy Loch, Scotland.
The Box L, a converted Mine Layer which was
used for the longerboat runs across the
River Clyde to Cardwell Bay.
The LCM's (Landing Craft Medium) which we
called Mike Boats that were used for cargo.
Many thanks to my old old Boat Captain, Jim Collins, of Connecticut,
for having the foresight in the 1960's to save the above Photographs.
Please click on this link to access Jim's fine website.
USS Ozark (MCS-2)
United States Atlantic Fleet (1966-1968)
The USS Ozark (MCS-2) Was converted over from a Light Cruiser for Minesweeping duties.
She carried twenty- 36' Diesel Powered Fiberglass Launches which were used for Minesweeping
along with two SH-3A Sea King Helicopters which were also used for Minesweeping. .
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The U.S. naval establishment at Nha Be, seven miles south of Saigon, was a major combat and logistic base |
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River Boat Landing and Repair Barge
I was assigned to a LSB Nha Be (Logistic Support Base) in the Mekong Delta with the "Brown Water Navy"
for the year that I spent in Viet Nam......These are the Boat types that I worked on,
The Boat on the left, a 33' PBR (Patrol Boat River). The Boat on the right, an LCM-8 (Landing Craft)
My last ship : The USS Detroit(AOE-4)
United States Atlantic Fleet (1972-1974)
The USS Detroit (AOE-4) during an underway replenishment of The USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
Aerial View of Underway Replenishment
The Detroit was referred to by the Navy as a Fast Combat Support Ship...
She carried 10 million gallons of liquid cargo along with refrigerated stores,spare parts and ammo.
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