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HMS Pickle

- The Swiftest Ship in Nelson's Trafalgar Fleet
Af: Peter Hore Engelsk Paperback

HMS Pickle

- The Swiftest Ship in Nelson's Trafalgar Fleet
Af: Peter Hore Engelsk Paperback
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The curiously named HMS Pickle was the second-smallest British ship in Nelson’s fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. She acquired enduring fame, however, as the ship that carried Lord Collingwood’s dispatch announcing the death, in the midst of battle, of Nelson.

A topsail schooner and deemed too small to take part in the line of battle, Pickle and ships like it were essential in the transmission of communication. Relaying messages between admiral and Admiralty, the rapid movement of these ships pioneered an early worldwide web of information that helped secure a British victory over Napoleon.

In this revised and updated edition, Captain Peter Hore describes the Pickle’s beginnings as a civilian vessel, her arming for naval use and the pivotal role she played in Admiral Cornwallis’s inshore squadron keeping watch over the French and Spanish. This full and captivating history narrates a colourful story of one small ship and the courage and resolution of her determined crew.

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The curiously named HMS Pickle was the second-smallest British ship in Nelson’s fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. She acquired enduring fame, however, as the ship that carried Lord Collingwood’s dispatch announcing the death, in the midst of battle, of Nelson.

A topsail schooner and deemed too small to take part in the line of battle, Pickle and ships like it were essential in the transmission of communication. Relaying messages between admiral and Admiralty, the rapid movement of these ships pioneered an early worldwide web of information that helped secure a British victory over Napoleon.

In this revised and updated edition, Captain Peter Hore describes the Pickle’s beginnings as a civilian vessel, her arming for naval use and the pivotal role she played in Admiral Cornwallis’s inshore squadron keeping watch over the French and Spanish. This full and captivating history narrates a colourful story of one small ship and the courage and resolution of her determined crew.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 0
ISBN-13: 9781803997186
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1803997184
Kategori: Napoleonic Empire
Udg. Dato: 5 sep 2024
Længde: 17mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 198mm
Forlag: The History Press Ltd
Oplagsdato: 5 sep 2024
Forfatter(e): Peter Hore
Forfatter(e) Peter Hore


Kategori Napoleonic Empire


ISBN-13 9781803997186


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 0


Udgave


Længde 17mm


Bredde 130mm


Højde 198mm


Udg. Dato 5 sep 2024


Oplagsdato 5 sep 2024


Forlag The History Press Ltd

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