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Captain Arthur Gardiner felt dishonoured by association with disgraced Admiral Byng. In 1758, commanding HMS Monmouth he cleared his name in battle with one of the most powerful French ships afloat. Click: https://t.co/cx1W5f35Hr #NavalHistory #18thCentury #MaritimeHistory
After execution of Admiral Byng in 1757 his flag-captain, Arthur Gardiner, felt dishonoured. Commanding HMS Monmouth in 1758 he cleared his name in battle with one of France's most powerful French ships. Click: https://t.co/cx1W5f35Hr #NavalHistory #18thCentury #MaritimeHistory
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A small but savage epic of courage occurred in 1811 when a small British trader, the Fortune, was attacked by a larger French privateer, her crew outnumbered six to one. But she did not surrender… Click: https://t.co/SaBL9NqlyM #Napoleonic #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory
The tragedy of a small brig, carrying timber in the Baltic in 1874, was hauntingly described by Walter Runciman – a poor boy who ran away to sea at 12, and ended as a wealthy shipping magnate and baron. Click: https://t.co/tmpXdewmxH #MaritimeHistory #19thCentury #NavalHistory
The 1680s saw the first step in Admiral Charles Wager’s meteoric career. As cabin-boy on an unarmed merchant ship under attack by a French privateer he took control & led her crew to victory. Click: https://t.co/LF0Ngr4Geg #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #RoyalNavy
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HMS Guardian struck an iceberg 1400 miles SE of South Africa, en route to Australia in 1789 Unmanageable & abandoned by most of her crew, the ship’s survival chance was minimal. But her young commander was not yet beaten. Click: https://t.co/XCGlqnlJOk #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory