HMS Pickle : the swiftest ship in Nelson's Trafalgar fleet
Hore, Peter2024
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Place reservation for HMS Pickle : the swiftest ship in Nelson's Trafalgar fleetThe smallest ship in Nelson's fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar was the curiously-named HMS Pickle. The ship was a topsail schooner and, though deemed too small to take park in the fighting, it distinguished itself as the ship to bring Captain John Lapenotiere with the news of Nelson's victory at Trafalgar and his death. The schooner set off on October 26th and took 9 days to reach Britain after facing a gale off Cape Finisterre. After the Pickle anchored in Flamouth Bay on November 4th Lapenotiere started his journey to London (a trip that usually took a week was covered in 37 hours with 19 horse changes). Captain Peter Hore describes the ship's beginnings as a civilian vessel called Sting, through conversion with 10 guns and its role with Admiral Cornwall's Inshore Squadron for French reconnaissance in 1803.
Main title:
HMS Pickle : the swiftest ship in Nelson's Trafalgar fleet / Peter Hore ; foreword by Andrew Lambert.
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Edition:
New edition.
Imprint:
Cheltenham : The History Press, 2024.
Collation:
1 volume : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 20 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: 2015.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781803997186 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.2'745940.2745
Language:
English
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BRN:
3853997
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