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DIAGRAM OF A THIRD RATE SHIP OF WAR
The naval adventure fiction series, "Ships of War" by Bradley John, depicts (amongst others) a Third Rate Line of Battle Ship within the narrative of the story. One such ship is "Agamemnon", sixty-four gun. Wiki includes an original document (below) of a similar ship, which maps the entire vessel.
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SHIPS OF WAR — MURKY WATERS (Book One)
1791 — England's cannon remain ever silent as her shipping is ruthlessly preyed upon, a detestable state of affairs, though soon to be remedied...
England is ill prepared, Europe is in turmoil and the French Revolution is readying to sweep across the continent. A tedious uneasy peace poises on a knife's edge. Brittana rules the...
About "Ships of War" — a Naval Adventure Fiction Series
The naval adventure fiction series "Ships of War" by Bradley John cleverly includes a smattering of slang, jargon and nautical terms from the era — perhaps just enough to properly immerse the reader in the period of the time. Each instalment in "Ships of War" includes a Glossary of Terms. For the avid reader, the dictionary is available above.
The first instalment of the series is set in England in 1791, titled "Ships of War — Murky Waters". The reigning monarch of England is George III. Louis XVI is the monarch of France, but he is not exactly reigning, his authority somewhat diminished within the rising revolution. War is nigh and eventually is declared by France on 1 February 1793 (following the execution of Louis XVI on 21 January 1793).
Bradley John's series commences in 1791 in the prelude to war. It seems a solution must be found by the English Admiralty to resolve the piracy preying upon their merchant shipping. In doing so, they select a complete unknown, someone wholly dispensable, in particular, an unknown officer who had served under one Captain Horatio Nelson.