they did sometimes. A frigate had like 300-350 folks, and they were able to, when the captain allowed and seas were calm, to fish over the forecastle. But they didn't get it for the whole ship, it was just people fishing for themselves or their friends. Not mass fishing, although sometimes that may have happened
@EdMcStinko Canning was invented around this time, Napoleon offered a huge cash prize to the person who could invent a cheap way to preserve food for his army, and a French guy named Nicolas Appert suggested sealing cooked food in glass jars. It took a while to properly take off, and they switched to metal cans because the glass jars were breaking all the time. *is a history nerd*
Scurvy. This is a vitamin C deficiency that breaks down the collagen, which holds the skin together. It causes the gums to recede and sailors who had previously been injured, with scars had the wounds reopen, as well.
No. They carried no nets or fishing tackle. With a crew of over a hundred men they could never have caught enough fish to supplement the crew's diet, being a warship. Instead they relied on stored food and regular resupply. However officers would buy fish from fishing boats ( for themselves ).
@c4melot24 That's the point though, they could have escaped and the chance of supplies for the fleet is greater than the value they would be for the Spanish who are operating from the Spanish mainland and thus have no supply problems anyway, unlike the Brits who must bring everything oversea
It was in the late 1700's. The wikipedia site and some other web sites make mention to it. Captain James Cook was actually awarded a medal in 1776 for demonstrating it's benefits on a long voyage and the navy then took it on as part of standard rations. It wasnt popular with the sailors though, despite it's benefits :)
wkcia when they could get it everyone drank some form of tea in Britain, rich or poor, lower class or upper, the differences were the quality of the tea, what it was drunk from, what was added to it and WHY it was drunk- British soldiers of this time for example basically subsisted on something called 'smouch', a pretty foul concoction that was hot and kept you going but had little recognisable in common with the best fine Indian-grown stuff Wellington would've been drinking
he gave neutral answer, but it was slightly tipped towards cpt foster, thats why Pellew was a bit offended. And that dang Foster is killing his fleet with his actions!
they did sometimes. A frigate had like 300-350 folks, and they were able to, when the captain allowed and seas were calm, to fish over the forecastle. But they didn't get it for the whole ship, it was just people fishing for themselves or their friends. Not mass fishing, although sometimes that may have happened
@EdMcStinko Canning was invented around this time, Napoleon offered a huge cash prize to the person who could invent a cheap way to preserve food for his army, and a French guy named Nicolas Appert suggested sealing cooked food in glass jars. It took a while to properly take off, and they switched to metal cans because the glass jars were breaking all the time. *is a history nerd*
Scurvy. This is a vitamin C deficiency that breaks down the collagen, which holds the skin together. It causes the gums to recede and sailors who had previously been injured, with scars had the wounds reopen, as well.
I love Bracegirdle. He's a wise fellow.
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Ideally the crew would eat lemons or limes (hence the term limies) They also ate SaurKraut (pickled cabbage) on longer voyages since it doesn't go off
It’s not like they didn’t had the food, it just couldn’t reach them properly due to lack of supply ships
You forgot sauerkraut! That was very useful as it could be preserved for long periods in glass jars and a good source of vitamin C
As an added boon it gives you gas for a great source of entertainment.
I heard that the fresh water supply would spoil and taste horrible. So thats why they would stock so much rum and ale which would not spoil so easily.
No. They carried no nets or fishing tackle. With a crew of over a hundred men they could never have caught enough fish to supplement the crew's diet, being a warship. Instead they relied on stored food and regular resupply. However officers would buy fish from fishing boats ( for themselves ).
@c4melot24 That's the point though, they could have escaped and the chance of supplies for the fleet is greater than the value they would be for the Spanish who are operating from the Spanish mainland and thus have no supply problems anyway, unlike the Brits who must bring everything oversea
Pellew is an honourable man. I salute him.
It was in the late 1700's. The wikipedia site and some other web sites make mention to it. Captain James Cook was actually awarded a medal in 1776 for demonstrating it's benefits on a long voyage and the navy then took it on as part of standard rations. It wasnt popular with the sailors though, despite it's benefits :)
Yes the development did not come until the the Napoleonic Wars in the 1810's, probably 20 years later.
@Dietzeeeee By the Victorian era it was Tea! Boiled water equals safe water! But for the officers, of course.
wkcia when they could get it everyone drank some form of tea in Britain, rich or poor, lower class or upper, the differences were the quality of the tea, what it was drunk from, what was added to it and WHY it was drunk- British soldiers of this time for example basically subsisted on something called 'smouch', a pretty foul concoction that was hot and kept you going but had little recognisable in common with the best fine Indian-grown stuff Wellington would've been drinking
did they just run out of lime juice at the end of this video?
did they not fish to supplement diet?
I assume that this was before they figured they could food in metal cans, so I guess they had to be a lot more inventive.
The solder used in the cans was lead based and poisoned many people.
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@acolytexiv he is fiction dude, calm down :)
are only children watching this? Your comments are ridiculous-THank you for Uploading though
@acolytexiv *I* want to MARRY HIM!
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Im watching it and no ads!
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he gave neutral answer, but it was slightly tipped towards cpt foster, thats why Pellew was a bit offended.
And that dang Foster is killing his fleet with his actions!