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 War on the Seas
A single warship would carry as much as 40 miles of rope, 15,000 square feet of sail and a farm's worth of animals. To make things even more difficult, it was hard to find a reliable crew. Even then the squadron was short of men. The wager was supposed to sail with five, four other warships and a scouting sloop and two small cargo ships.
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