[nathanbedford]

Random thoughts on the 255th anniversary of a sea battle which changed history.

[Skooz]

Bump for later.

[exPBRrat]

Thanks for the history lesson...loved it.

[SkyPilot]

Ahh, naval warfare a quarter of a millennial ago!

Makes you want to re-watch "Master and Commander."

[DuncanWaring]

Not to be too picky, but isn’t 2010 - 1805 = 205?

[freebilly]

Thanks! Wonderful....

[DuncanWaring]

Read once upon a time in a book on sailing in the era of “Wooden Ships and Iron Men” that the meat was generally maggot-infested, so the men would coat the inside of their mouths with grease and eat in the dark so they could neither see nor taste the little buggers wiggling around.

[snowsislander]

Well said.

Britain seems determined to scuttle both its navy and its memories of that navy's accomplishments.

[lack-of-trust]

bump for later reading.

[Citizen Tom Paine]

The saying is, “ Wooden ships and iron men.” Recall when the dollar was called an “iron man”?

[Bean Counter]

We made a port call at Portsmouth for the 40th anniversary of D-Day, and our Fleet landing was right down the pier from HMS Victory. The ship is as impressive as any I have ever seen, and it really is amazing what British sailors endured. It’s too bad she has to stay pierside...it would be amazing to see her under full sail...

When I was there we got to see the wreck of the Mary Rose too, which was even bigger than HMS Victory. It had been raised from the harbor and was inside of a special building that kept it wet while they worked to preserve it.

[Caipirabob]

I love wacthing documentaries on the battle. My son has recently taken up interest, too. Thanks for the post.

[FourPeas]

Thank you. Sad that the ridiculousness that is PC is now destroying the British people’s appreciation of some of their most important historic events. I hope they can recover.

[stylecouncilor]

Nelson ping.