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December 4th 05, 01:08 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.policy

wrote:
KØHB wrote:
wrote

"Old Ironsides" is a museum piece. A fully operational museum piece that
actually sails every few years, but a museum piece nonetheless. Her main
functions are educational and historic, not military.

Speaking of sailboats, there was at least one use of sail on a USN
submarine
- and it was in the 20th century.

In May of 1921, submarine R-14 was in the Pacific on a
search-and-rescue for
fleet tug Conestoga. Somehow the R-14 crew managed to run the boat out
of fuel.

So they sewed mattress covers and blankets together, and using the
torpedo
loading derrick, made a sail. After 5 days sailing, R-14 arrived in
Hilo, Hawaii.

73 de Jim, N2EY