Derek Turner

From hearts of oak to hulls of steel: centuries of the British at sea

Tom Nancollas explores our maritime history through 11 vessels, from the Bronze Age to the present

A contemporary engraving of Sir Francis Drake’s Golden Hind in combat with the Spanish treasure ship Cacafuego off the coast of Peru in 1579. [Alamy]
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  • The Ship Asunder: A Maritime History of Eleven Vessels

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