The Fighting Temeraire: The Battle of Trafalgar and the Ship That Inspired J. M. W. Turner's Most Beloved Painting

by Sam Willis

Book Overview

Turner'sTemeraire was the second ship in the Royal Navy to carry the name. The first, a French warship captured and commandeered by the British in 1759, served with distinction during the Seven Years' War before being sold off in 1784. The second Temeraire, named in honor of her predecessor, was a prestigious three-decked, 98-gun warship that broke through the French and Spanish line directly astern of Nelson s flagship Victory at Trafalgar in 1805,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1605981249
• ISBN13: 9781605981246
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"