Naval history for the day

Courtesy of Rico's father, this little-known bit of naval history:

The USS 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 through 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 27 July 1798, the USS 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 12 November. There she provisioned with 550 pounds of beef and 64,300 gallons of Portuguese wine.
On 18 November, she set sail for Englan.
In the ensuing days she defeated five British men-of-war and captured and scuttled a dozen 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 whisky distillery and transferred 40,000 gallons of single malt whisky aboard by dawn. Then she headed home.
The USS 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 water.

Rico says that, given the quality of the water on board, drinking anything else was probably a hell of a good idea...