"Logistics is as vital to military success as daily bread is to daily work." A Fast Convoy - World War I First recognition of the stars and stripes 14 February 1778 "Good discipline is considered by all who know anything of service as the vital part of a ship at war." USS constellation vs. l'Insurgenthe-9 February … "The most bold and daring act of the age." Burning of the Frigate Philadelphia - 16 February 1803 "If that fellow wants to fight, we won't disappoint him." USS Constitution vs. HMS Guerriere - 19 July 1812 "We have met the enemy and they are ours." The Battle of Lake Erie - 10 September 1813 "From the first volley at one another, modern naval history must date its birth." "We fought her until she would no longer swim - then we gave her to the waves." USS Kearsarge vs. CSS Alabama - 19 June … "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead." Battle of mobile Bay - 5 August 1864 "Victory was the consummation of thorough preparations." Battle of Santiago de Cuba - 3 July 1898 Types of the British Navy, past and present: a man-o'-war of 1793 Britain's Pride