{"id":13096,"date":"2024-03-13T21:56:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T21:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=13096"},"modified":"2024-03-14T05:05:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T05:05:27","slug":"books-history-hms-pickle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=13096","title":{"rendered":"BOOKS\/HiSTORY: HMS Pickle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_8838.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13093\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_8838.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_8838-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_8838-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">HMS Pickle, starting the long voyage home to Falmouth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m just starting a new book &#8211; <em>Trafalgar, The Men, The Battle, The Storm<\/em> &#8211; and in it I have learned of a small Royal Navy boat, called HMS Pickle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has a certain resonance for us, as my niece Sofi is nicknamed Pickle!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"635\" height=\"1000\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_8836-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13094\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_8836-1.jpg 635w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_8836-1-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I\u2019ll have to read this!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I thought I\u2019d look into this funny little coincidental connection. And quickly discovered that HMS Pickle is, or was, evidently a famous and well loved little ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_8835-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13095\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_8835-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_8835-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_8835-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_8835-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">HMS Pickle (replica), alongside HMS Victory (original).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a book about her. You can buy models of her &#8211; some very expensive! &#8211; a seaworthy replica has been constructed, and there are these two videos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oRWoI5yT2qk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kNwgKuR0dHc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s even a <a href=\"https:\/\/thehistorypress.co.uk\/article\/the-tradition-of-pickle-night\/\">Pickle Night<\/a>! Which I hope might tickle our little Pickle?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"955\" height=\"705\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_8841-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13098\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_8841-1.jpg 955w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_8841-1-300x221.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_8841-1-768x567.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This model ain\u2019t cheap.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.admiraltyshipmodels.co.uk\/hms-pickle-wooden-ship-model\">Click here<\/a> to visit the Admiralty Ship Models website\u2019s page on their HMS Pickle (pictured above). Just shy of \u00a3700!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why so celebrated? Well, because she was the swiftest ship in the fleet, present at Trafalgar. And as such was charged with taking home the news. News of triumph and tragedy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Sir, we have won a great victory, but we have lost Lord Nelson!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 so spake Lieutenant John Lapenotiere, commander of the Pickle, on his return to Blighty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m just starting a new book &#8211; Trafalgar, The Men, The Battle, The Storm &#8211; and in it I have learned of a small Royal Navy boat, called HMS Pickle. This has a certain resonance for us, as my niece Sofi is nicknamed Pickle! I thought I\u2019d look into this funny little coincidental connection. And &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=13096\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;BOOKS\/HiSTORY: HMS Pickle&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paGwUa-3pe","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13096"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13096"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13101,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13096\/revisions\/13101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}