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Supper at Sea in the Age of Sail - History in the Margins Reporting directly to the purser, the steward (1) issued the standard food from the bread room to “mess cooks”, who readied it and sent it on to the ship’s cook in the gallery After the food was cooked, the mess cook retrieved it and served it to his mess, typically composed of 4 to 6 men
How were food provisions stored on Age of Sail ships? Ships would carry salted meat and dried salt fish, flour for making ships biscuit, and dried peasbeans Ships had a storage room for food and supplies, most commonly in the Royal Navy The main rations were salt beef or pork, cheese, fish, ale, and some form of ships biscuit
Pass the Penguin: Diets of the Early Explorers The most successful polar explorers, like Amundsen, would be ruthless with food In 1911, it was food that played the pivotal role in survival, as Scott and Amundsen raced to the south pole Scott with his ponies (quiet chuckle from me Ponies, in Antarctica!) and Amundsen with his dogs
Feeding the Ship’s Crew: Provisioning for an Ocean Voyage Sailing ships before the 20th century had no refrigeration at all—even canned food wasn’t invented until 1810 Those in charge of provisioning ships selected food that could last a long time: flour, salted meats, raisins, dried beans, rice, hard cheeses, and molasses, for example
US Immigration Report On Steerage Conditions - 1911 | GG Archives Food and Dining Rooms Regular dining rooms appropriately equipped are included in the ship’s construction Between meals, these are used as general recreation rooms A piano, a clock regulated daily, and a chart showing the ship’s location at sea may be other pieces of evidence of consideration for the comfort of the passengers
1937 Navy Colt 1911A1 2nd Post - 1911Forum I've done a little more research and may have figured out how Colt 1911A1's may have been ordered and shipped to the US Navy in 1937 The last pistol shipment from Colt to the Navy was for 10,000 1911 pistols, 13 years prior in 1924 So in 1937 with the Pacific heating up and the Navys inventory levels low they began ordering again
Lloyd’s Register of Shipping 1911 Steamers : Lloyds Register . . . The Lloyd's Register of Shipping records the details of merchant vessels over 100 gross tonnes, which are self-propelled and sea-going, regardless of classification Before the time, only those vessels classed by Lloyd's Register were listed Vessels are listed alphabetically by their current name
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Colt M1911 Survived 2060-mile WWII Escape - Daily Bulletin What a tale this rusty Colt could tell — this M1911 pistol is more than a vintage military side-arm It is a symbol of courage, determination, and triumph over adversity This pistol was carried on a 2,060-mile open-boat ocean crossing from the Philippines to Australia