Month: April 2019
Nantes, where, when?
“Marquis de Vaudreuil”, Built Nantes.
I am trying to find out where exactly on the Loire at Nantes Marquis de Vaudreuil was built and by whom …
What we do know : She was an 18 gun sloop of war, a privateer, said to be a fast ship.
Meaning she was a private ship licensed to act as a warship and intended to prey upon enemy merchant shipping.
When, where …
Who painted this and when? I was shown this old [not for sale] painting of H M Cutter Bramble, by its proud owners.
‘She’ Ships?
An argument over gender neutral ships has arisen as the former head of the Navy argued that to scrap the “she” title for ships is to “insult generations of sailors.”
50 Years on
Which Sails?
St Malo +
Saint Malo this morning, at its beautiful best. Up at 05.30 [CET] to reach St Malo in good time with my unreliable car. Bound for the lovely ‘Bretagne’ ferry and Portsmouth, England. Wish you were here …
Under way
Early, quite early, tomorrow morning [Thursday] I’m heading for St Malo and the ferry for England, more adventures … This means I may be a bit slow to respond to messages. Normal service will I hope be resumed as soon as possible. Thank you for your comprehension.