Transfer the wheat berries into a sauce pan and add 3 cups of water and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cover the pan. Check for doneness. At about 30 minutes, start checking for doneness by scooping out a few berries and carefully tasting after they've cooled a bit.
See the World War II US PT Boat Transfers table for details. PT 8 was reclassified as a Yard Patrol / District Patrol Vessel, YP 110, on October 14, 1941. PT 9 was a 70' British Scott-Paine designed boat built by the British Power Boat Company and purchased by Elco in 1939 for study.
NEW ORLEANS (March 28, 2007) â In an era when most combat boats and ships were made of steel, wooden combat vessels represented something of a design regression.However, these crafts were built of wood to serve specific and important purposes and would prove invaluable to the Allied victory.ome wooden vessels, like the SC-497 Class wood-hulled 110-foot Submarine Chasers (SC), were built of wood to save steel and to utilize the production capacity of small boat yards while still producing an effective vessel.