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Re: HMLS Intractable
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Sat, 26 Apr 2003 20:31:40 GMT
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> At last, a British vessel of note in the waters of Port Brique!!
His Majesty's Navy reaches every corner of the globe... eventually.
> Sailing into Port Brique harbour late one April morning in 1803, the
> sloop-of-war Intractable under the command of Commander Reginald
> Stalwart-Hope was a fine sight.
1803? Going to be leaving in a hurry, is she? : )
> Locals commented that it would have been a much finer sight if the
> shipspotters hadn't recently witnessed the arrival of the Misérable... but
> still, any three-master is worthy of comment.
*Every* British ship is a *wonderous* sight to behold. : )
> A quick pic of the HMLS Intractable is here:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/rdulin/Intracty/0intractable.jpg
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> Or you can read a bit more about this vessel here:
> http://www.lugnet.com/loc/au/~1285/rd/intractable
Another handsome ship -- augmented by the fact that she's actually British : )
> Of course, the ship builders of Port Brique have been looking with interest
> at this sloop. More vessels, though not quite the size of the Intractable
> (let alone the Misérable!) can be expected in the next few weeks.
Whaa? French stealing lines from English ships? That's unthinkable... I
mean, really, all the best British ships were stolen from French lines! I
suppose all's fair and all that... : )
More and more shipping. I have one more exam, then I'm going to have to
finish the masts for Lady Grace. Brickley's Cove must have more ships! What
of a gundeck... or a spar deck... hmm...
Kenneth Tam
Brickley's Cove
http://members.rogers.com/brickleyscove/Home.htm
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| (...) News travels slowly in 1803... I'm not much good with numbers ;-), so I thought I'd set Port Brique 200 years ago and leave it at that... (...) As Mrs Palmier, resident of Port Brique said to Commander Stalwart-Hope: "You came in that? You're (...) (24 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.pirates)
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