The 1805 Dispatches #21.04 August 2021 4of 5 The Newsletter for Anyone Interested in The 1805Club PURPOSE. The purpose of this newsletter is to support and advance the Club’s objectives. The newsletter provides anyone who is interested with brief items of news about the club and its activities, in the hope that the it can help the club attract wider interest in naval history and new members. Much of the content will be a précis of articles that will appear inTheKedge Anchor, the six-monthly club magazine. EDITORIAL POLICY. The editor has full editorial responsibility for the newsletter. Views expressed in the newsletter are those of individual authors, unless claimed by the editor. Articles which appear do not express the of�icial position of The 1805 Club on any subject unless speci�ically noted as such. Content of contributions to the newsletter may be edited for grammar, space allocation, or to better serve the purpose of the newsletter. Contributors wishing to be alerted to editorial decisions should notify the editor at the time that their contribution is submitted. Otherwise the submission will be published within the scope of the editorial policy. ISSUE AND COPY DATES The proposed issue dates for The 1805 Dispatches are: February, April, June, August, October and December. Anyone wishing to contribute an article or news item to the editor for inclusion in the newsletter should do so by the beginning of the month preceding the issue in which it is to be inserted. Any articles that are not timespeci�ic can be submitted at any time, with a note advising him of that fact. All copy is welcome, but not all copy may be used! ADVANCE FILM ANNOUNCEMENT Our members are most probably aware of the announcement made in various places, not least The Guardianon 8 June, that Patrick Ness, author and screenwriter, has been tasked with creating a new adaptation of Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin series of books for a forthcoming �ilm. The franchise has been becalmed for eighteen years (that is not a typo, it was 2003!) since Peter Weir’s epicMaster and Commander: Far Side of the World, starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany, was released. We are told this new �ilm will be a prequel, so new stars will need to be found that will play the younger Lieutenant (later Captain) Jack Aubrey and Doctor Stephen Maturin. We must hope that the new �ilm opens at a private concert in Admiral Collingwood’s home overlooking Mahon Harbour, and that Lorraine Ure is also invited. NAVAL TERMS THAT HAVE COME ASHORE ‘COCKPIT’ Strictly speaking, this term went to sea before returning ashore. On land a cockpit was the arena in which cock- �ighting was held, known for its cramped space and bloody appearance after a �ight. Aboard ship the after part of the Orlop Deck was used by the surgeon during action and its bloody appearance after a time led to the comparison with a cockpit. Also, this area was inhabited when not in action by the midshipmen, who were frequently �ighting, so another comparison. The area was cramped, so came to be used for other cramped spaces, such as the coxswain's berth and steering areas, in ships, boats and aircraft - and for the orchestra pit in a theatre. Hawsehole, weasel, hawse, shawl, Showa, swale, Welsh, whale, wheal, wheel, whole, whose, alow, awes, hews, howe, howl, owes, shaw, shew, show, slaw, slew, slow, wale, wash, weal, weel, wees, well,whoa SHIP’S WORD WHEEL ANSWERS THE 1805 CLUB Founded in 1990, the Club: • Promotes research into and education about the Royal Navy, merchant maritime service and other state navies of the same era; and • Promotes and engages in the preservation of monuments and memorials relating to the Royal Navy and seafaring people of the later sailing-navy era; and • Organises relevant cultural, historical and social events. The Club is charity No. 1071871, registered in England and Wales. Individuals desiring further information may contact: Stephen Howarth, Hon. Club Secretary, The 1805 Club Shelton Great Barn, Shelton, Notts, NG23 5JQ, UK Email: secretary@1805club.org Telephone: 01949 851805. For a membership application details please contact: Barry Scrutton, Hon. Membership Secretary, The 1805 Club 1 Cambus Road, London, E16 4AY, UK email: membership.secretary@1805club.org Telephone: 020 7476 1215. Or: Harold E (Pete) Stark, Hon US Secretary, The 1805 Club 1980 Scotts Crossing Way, No. 002, Annapolis MD 21401 USA Email: the.americas.membership.secretary@1805club.org Telephone: 410-269-9760 (mobile) Or: Mark Billings, Hon Canadian Secretary, The 1805 Club 4000 Marlowe Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H4A 3M2 Canada Email: canadian.membership.secretary@1805club.org Telephone: 1-514-296-1641 Visit our website: www.1805club.org Or see us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Or to join go to: Join The 1805 Club BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST With great pleasure we report the recognition of the political and parliamentary work of Club friend and supporter the 7th Earl Howe, by his having been appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in HM The Queen’s Birthday Honours List for 2021. THE TRAFALGAR WAY The project’s director, Kathy Brown has managed to secure the full engagement of the Sea Cadets for the ‘Trafalgar Way End to End Virtual Running Challenge’. She reported toTD, “We have some work to do to get it all ready, but they are excited about this […] plus it will be an opportunity to showcase the community, activities and achievements of Sea Cadets alongside the history of The Trafalgar Way to a different global audience.”
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