HMS Pickle: The Swiftest Ship in Nelson's Trafalgar Fleet

by Peter Hore

The smallest ship in Nelson's fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar was the curiously-named HMS Pickle. The ship was a topsail schooner and, though deemed too small to take part in the fighting, she distinguished herself as the ship that brought to Britain the news of Admiral Nelson's victory at Trafalgar and subsequent death. Capt. Peter Hore provides a complete history of HMS Pickle, from her beginnings as a civilian vessel called Sting,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750964359
• ISBN13: 9780750964357
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.1"