Today the heroic voyage of HMS Pickle is commemorated in the Royal Navy with ‘Pickle Night’, with a plaque on the quay at Falmouth and with the marked historic route her commander took to London known as The Trafalgar Way.
Years ago when I completed my first two HMS Pickle paintings my ex wife 2 and I held a ‘Pickle Night’ party which included 2 square rig captains and real cannons.
The following morning at work 4 miles away ex 2 was told by collegues “there were some rather load firer works last night”.
The back pressure from one of the guns on my lawn broke a window; imagine the insurance claim, cause of breakage, cannon fire … ?
“I Have Urgent Dispatches” is available as a superb print from my web site Marine Art Prints page.
Princess Anne the Princess Royal has copy No 1.