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294: The Ill-Fated Voyage of HMS Wager w/ David Grann - A True Crime History Podcast

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

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The Secret Mission of the Spanish Armada

The Spanish commander was extremely cunning. He actually crafted a ship that looked like one of theirs, right? They would they would have been trying to dupe you back then. One of the things they would do is they would get intelligence about what your signal flags look like or what the flags on your ship look like. And so at one point, one of the British vessels seized this flag and believes it's a ship from, you know, the the Commodore or the ship from their own squadron. But suddenly they have to turn and flee in desperation as these Spanish ships chase it.

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