It began with a severed ear, a shipwreck and a mutiny. It ended with dozens dead amid accusations of betrayal and murder in one of Britain's most barbaric naval atrocities. Now it is set to become a ...
In 1739, on the outbreak of war with Spain, the British government sent two fleets to attack its enemy’s possessions in South America. A huge armada of nearly two hundred vessels and almost thirty ...
The 'flotilla' leaving Trincomalee, October 1944. This picture was taken from HMS Wager, and my father, David H savin, who was a torpedo man aboard Wager, added the caption on reverse. The 27th ...
Shipwreck, mutiny and violence – the hellish ordeal of HMS Wager This thrilling account of the 1741 Wager disaster, and the scandal that followed, is coming to screens soon thanks to Martin Scorsese ...
HMS Wessex laying a smokescreen on exercises, Trincomalee, October 1944 This is a picture of destroyer HMS Wessex taken from aboard HMS Wager. My father, David H Savin, was a torpedo man on Wager, and ...
Some of the crew of HMS Wager. My father, David H Savin, added the caption to the reverse. He was a torpedo man aboard Wager. He died in 1986 and we only recently found these photos. I would love to ...
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