Post by KG on Jan 26, 2018 14:54:30 GMT
HMS Pickle is a taste of maritime history
An intriguing slice of Bermuda’s maritime history has been making waves in England by attending nautical heritage ceremonies and anniversary celebrations.
British engineer Malcolm Nicholson’s recreation of the Bermuda schooner HMS Pickle, which brought the news of Admiral Lord Nelson’s victory and death at the Battle of Trafalgar, has been sailing around the British Isles keeping the tale and the ship’s origins alive.
Although the original Pickle sank off the Spanish port of Cadiz three years after the 1805 battle, the new Pickle that arrived in Portsmouth Naval Dockyard last September to mark the Pickle Day celebrations is an exact copy of the Bermuda schooner immortalised by its role at Trafalgar.
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An intriguing slice of Bermuda’s maritime history has been making waves in England by attending nautical heritage ceremonies and anniversary celebrations.
British engineer Malcolm Nicholson’s recreation of the Bermuda schooner HMS Pickle, which brought the news of Admiral Lord Nelson’s victory and death at the Battle of Trafalgar, has been sailing around the British Isles keeping the tale and the ship’s origins alive.
Although the original Pickle sank off the Spanish port of Cadiz three years after the 1805 battle, the new Pickle that arrived in Portsmouth Naval Dockyard last September to mark the Pickle Day celebrations is an exact copy of the Bermuda schooner immortalised by its role at Trafalgar.
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