"The Death of a ’74’ – HMS Minotaur, 1810" Topic
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Tango01 | 04 Oct 2019 3:33 p.m. PST |
"HMS Minotaur, launched in 1793, had come through the battles of the Nile and of Trafalgar. In 1810, commanded by Captain John Barrett, she served in the Baltic. On 15th December HMS Minotaur sailed with two consorts from Gottenburg, heading for the Downs, a sheltered anchorage off the cost of Kent. By the evening of December 22nd she had lost contact with the two other ships. She was sailing with the advice of two experienced North Sea pilots and was believed to be north of the Netherlands. The uncertainty resulted from poor visibility that prevented solar or astral sightings, so that navigation would have been by dead reckoning, always an unreliable method in poor weather conditions. A strong wind was blowing from the south-east and HMS Minotaur, under close-reefed topsails and courses, was making just four knots…"
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StarCruiser | 05 Oct 2019 8:43 a.m. PST |
Yes – the Admiralty carries at least as much blame, as any other factor, in the loss of the Minotaur. |
Tango01 | 05 Oct 2019 12:17 p.m. PST |
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