Wreck, Scandal & Mutiny on HMS Wager
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Uncharted World of British Seamen
The ship, the wager, becomes separated and is left to its own destiny. It does make it into the Pacific, but they don't know exactly where they are on the map. They have no way of knowing their longitude, because they don't have reliable clocks. And so this ship is not only like a fortress to fight in battles, but it's also their home,. "You can just imagine the terror it hits this rock," he says.
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