Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES furnished by the U S navy recruiting station salt lake city strange as it may seem one of 0 the biggest problems tor for ships at sen sea Is the scarcity of water that Is fresh water fresh water Is used exclusively except for scrubbing decks and Is made from the salt water of the ocean through an evaporation po por ration atlon process the salt water Is boiled at less than degrees fahrenheit ren heit helt modern battleships of the united states navy are capable of 0 making approximately gallons of fresh water dally daily it if while on oil a cruise the evaporators should sh cul fall all padlocks are placed on all frech arc ih water faucets slid and tile the water Is a ra honed tinned out to members ot the crew the old U S S TION earned the nickname ot of OLD IRONSIDES in that historic fight with the II if 31 S when the enem yb i cannou cannon balls rebounded ded from the oaken decks of the constitution in the battle between the U 9 1 S enterprise and the british ship BOXER during the war of 1812 i both captains were killed and were later buried side ly by side at port land maine the destroyer type of man o 1 war lengthens itself from six to eight inches when it speeds up io 10 thirty knots this is due to the pressure of the water pressing in on both sides it la Is possible to cut ordinary win win dow dew pane dane glass with scissors under water to do this it is necessary to submerge to a depth where the pros pres sure on both sides is great enough to keep the glass from shattering sea pressure is 44 hundredths ot of a pound per square inch for each foot ol of depth the first steamship that crossed tho ill ocean brought back a new england book that scientifically proved a avant navigation a imps sli 11 ll 11 illar ity A united stat stats states s nov anvil 0 piped i nn in the year 1943 established the feet fact that the dead sea is 1300 feet below sea level thus settling in an old and much discussed discus aed problem the united states navy engage I in indian fighting at the battle ot of seattle washington on october 27 1855 when the crew ot of the U S S DECATUR was landed to assist the white settlers settee rs in re repel peling ine hn an attack by the indians I 1 navy recruiting S stations fattens for the intoci region are located ai salt lake city utah cedar city utah boise idaho ida lio Poci pocatello tello idaho eutte montana Billiu gs montana great falls Alon montana tana helena mon tana missoula Mon montana talla ogden asden utah and sheridan wyoming |