Cuthbert Collingwood

If you want to see boat building done in a traditional manner go to Roskilde in Denamark. They brought up the remains of several traditional viking boats from the bottom of the fjord, and researched the tools and techniques used in building them. They have built fully accurate working copies of the boats and take them out on the fjord as well as to other cities. http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/

Ah yes, Nelson's patent boarding ladder

And that Dado Rail in the captains cabin... So last season

Compared to building the real thing CGI = Dirt Cheap. If I remember correctly they spent over £10 Million restoring The Trincomalee at Hartlepool. Watched the first one last night online. Ok you can pick holes in it but if you disengage the brain cells and just sit back to enjoy a good romp it is fun. I've seen a lot worse including Laurence Olivier playing Nelson whilst wearing a bloody eye patch...

Ok just found a trailer online and I'm afraid it isn't a proper Pirate show. Can't be because they not be talking in the present tense with mummerset accents. Everybody be knowing Pirates always talks in the present tense. 1 pet allowed, parrot preferred. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKv5ulewTO4

Similar issue I don't have a Tv. Which channel is it on as we may be able to catch it online ?

Forming a family squadron are we ? Has he got his steam key yet or is it still wait rill Fridays batch issue ?

Ah the origional Pearl Harbour movie and the best. If we are going to WW2 I have to mention Das Boot. Also Conspiracy not an action movie but a movie about a meeting about a final solution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prize_money The link above to Wikipedia tallies with my understanding of the Prize Money breakdown. The captain would only receive Three Eighths if operating directly under orders from the Admiralty otherwise one eighth went to the Admiral/Commander who issued his orders. Captains would employ prize agents ashore whose job it was to ,make sure that the ships prize money was paid and indeed records of letters from Nelson survive where he was complaining about not receiving Prize money he believed he was due. It was expected that a captain took responsibility for seeing all the ships crew received Prize Money due to them, If a captain was out for Prize Money his potential earnings were very much dependant on the station he was sent to. The Carribean was probably the richest pickings followed by the Mediteranian. If you were assigned to the Home station guarding against a French break out and possible invasion it was going to be slim pickings. There are occasions where captains got lucky and captured exceptional prizes. A lot of country houses aroumd Britain were built on Prize Money. I find it quite interesting that although you were expected to serve for King and Country these institutions had no problem with holding out the prospect of "A nice little earner" to help inspire your patriotic fervour It is not uncommon for the idea of Prize money to have been used on recruiting posters put up by captains looking to attract crew for their ship.

Following a Snow in my Brig and got the Red Mist cconcentrating too much on aiming at the enemy and not where I was going and that I was under full sail. Ended up clipping the stern quarter of the Snow although he didn't sink and we did end up winning the fight. I suspect it's a typical beginners cock up

Ineresting, the impression I always got of Arma, and I haven't played it myself, was that it tried to introduce reality. No bullet sponges, etc... Can they manage to do that or do we end up with another loads of bangs and BS bliockbuster. for 13 year olds. Oh dear I'm afraid I'm being cynical again.... sigh.....

Glad to meet you Sir. I've just graduated to a Brig so you are not the only one on a learning curve I assure you. Nice to see another Silent Hunter player I've sunk an awful lot of time into SH4 myself.

Came across that courtesy of Jingles on You Tube. Had me chewing the carpet laughing when I was watching somer of the episodes. Only the Japanese could come up with that. :D

32 Cannon And Proud To Be Loud !!

If I'm up for a good fight and the French are getting stroppy this usually fits the mood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgmjLHy7gmQ