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The Prize of All the Oceans
Glyndwr Williams
其他書名
The Triumph and Tragedy of Anson's Voyage Round the World
出版HarperCollins, 2000
主題Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & ExplorersHistory / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralTravel / Essays & Travelogues
ISBN00065317849780006531784
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=SQESAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Anson's voyage of 1740-44 holds a unique and terrible place in British naval history. The misadventures of this first attempt by Royal Navy ships to sail round the world make a dramatic story of hardship, disaster, mutiny and heroism. Only one of Anson's squadron, the flagship Centurion, completed its mission. The other vessels were wrecked, scuttled or forced back in shattered condition. Out of 1850 officers and men who sailed from Spithead in September 1740, almost 1400 died, most from disease or starvation.