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Hms Pickle: The Swiftest Ship in Nelson'S Trafalgar Fleet [Audiobook] download free by Peter Hore

Hms Pickle: The Swiftest Ship in Nelson'S Trafalgar Fleet Audiobook download free by Peter Hore
  • Listen audiobook: Hms Pickle: The Swiftest Ship in Nelson'S Trafalgar Fleet
  • Author: Peter Hore
  • Release date: 2015/2/16
  • Publisher: THE HISTORY PRESS LTD
  • Language: English
  • Genre or Collection: Transportation
  • ISBN: 9780750964357
  • Rating: 8.99 of 10
  • Votes: 581
  • Review by: Christina Walters
  • Review rating: 7.83 of 10
  • Review Date: 2018/10/3
  • Duration: 2H25M1S in 256 kbps (38.4 MB)
  • Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-09-04
  • You can listen to this audiobook in formats: MOD, MP3, MPC, WAV, WMA, FLAC, MPEG4 (compression JAR, ZIP, TAR.BZ2, TBZ2, RAR, CBR, BZ)
  • Total pages original book: 192
  • Includes a PDF summary of 21 pages
  • Duration of the summary (audio): 15M38S (4.2 MB)
  • Description or summary of the audiobook: The 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 part 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 Falmouth 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. HMS Pickle was also involved in the rescue for the crew of HMS Magnificent in 1804 and further reconnaissance missions.This full history details other colourful episodes including a single-ship action against the French privateer Favorite in 1807. Pickle was wrecked in July 1808 when she was grounded as she entered Cadiz harbour but without loss of life. The Pickle's journey is commemorated by Royal Navy Warrant Officers on November 5th.
  • Other categories, genre or collection: Military & Naval Ships, Military Vehicles, Military History, Ships & Shipping
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  • Format: Hardback
  • Approximate value: 17.49 USD
  • Dimensions: 129x198x20.57mm
  • Weight: 335.66g
  • Printed by: Not Available
  • Published in: Stroud, United Kingdom

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