3 of 7 February 2024 The 1805 Dispatches #24.01 Remember that there is a whole treasure trove here https://www.facebook.com/ The1805Club/ SHIP’S WORD WHEEL Take a ten-minute break and find as many words as possible, using the letters in the wheel. Each must use the hub letter and at least 3 others, used only once. No plurals (if only made by adding an ‘s’ or ‘es’), no foreign words not in common usage in English, nor proper nouns. There is at least one nine-letter word to be found. 30 = Average; 45 = Good; 65 = Amazing! Answers on last page AGM NEWS Stephen Howarth spotted this item of interest on the Facebook page of The National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool. Next time you’re on board don’t walk straight past HMS Trincomalee’s capstan! Capstans were used primarily to raise and lower the massive anchors. They were essential pieces of ship machinery, requiring a lot of manpower to turn. HMS Trincomalee’s capstan is special because it comes from a transitional period where ships were changing their anchor cables made of hemp with iron chain. Therefore, Trincomalee’s capstan, installed in the 1840s, was able to deal with both – the rope could wrap around the central wooden pillar, whilst the chain was hauled using the iron teeth located in the platform below. (https://www.nmrn.org.uk/visit-us/hartlepool) TRINC’S CAPSTAN We do not hesitate to pass on to our reader this link https:// www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-12/ lord-nelsons-legacyantigua#axzz8PT0AjSO1 about one of the projects in the Caribbean: Nelson's Dockyard in Antigua. This tip-off was sent to us by French member Cdr Jean-Michel Caffin who lives in Miami, USA. (Image below taken from the website) NELSON'S DOCKYARD IN ANTIGUA Our AGM and ancillary events will take place on Saturday 25 May 2024 at the Army and Navy Club (The Rag), Pall Mall, London, commencing at 1030 am. Attendance at the actual AGM is free of charge to all members. Friends of members are also very welcome, but may not vote. To cover the Club’s expenses there will be a charge for the ancillary events (Welcome, Lunch, and subsequent Expert Lecture). Details will be circulated in advance to all members. Our expert speaker this year is PADDY RODGERS, Director (CEO) of Royal Museums Greenwich. This unique complex includes the National Maritime Museum (NMM), the world’s largest maritime museum; the Caird Library; the Royal Observatory Greenwich; the Queen’s House; the historic clipper ship Cutty Sark; the Brass Foundry in Woolwich; and the Prince Philip Maritime Collection Centre. In the past the Club and the NMM enjoyed a warm relationship underpinned by Paddy’s predecessor in office, Dr Kevin Fewster, and our late chairman Peter Warwick. Neither the Club nor the NMM forgot this, and we were delighted when Paddy unhesitatingly accepted our invitation to be our expert speaker. We look forward both to Paddy’s expert lecture on Saturday 25 May 2024, and to many years of continuing friendship between our two organisations. Here is a reminder from your Editor that among its many other virtues, The 1805 Dispatches newsletter exists in order to give Club members an opportunity to tell everyone else their news. We are a Club of people with interest in eighteenth-century naval history, but we are more than that, as experienced by anyone who has been able to attend any of our events. With such like-minded people real friendships can often develop. This was brought home to me at the meeting on Sunday 28 January at The Rag. Some of us had lunch before the meeting and some had a few drinks afterwards to continue the formal discussions, and although the meeting itself was thoroughly business-like, the atmosphere was just a fun party. So, tell us about the things you enjoy, particularly if they involve the Club or similar activities.
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