Nelson's Arctic Voyage: The Royal Navy's First Polar Expedition 1773

by Peter Goodwin

Book Overview

A detailed account of the Royal Navy's near fatal expedition into the polar regions in 1773--with the young Horatio Nelson on board.

In the summer of 1773 the 14-year old Horatio Nelson took part in an expedition to the Arctic, which came close to ending his naval career before it had begun. Two bomb vessels, HMS Racehorse and Carcass, were fitted out and strengthened under the command of Captain Hon. Constantine Phipps...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472954173
• ISBN13: 9781472954176
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"