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When an East Indiaman Vanished: The Unsolved Disappearance of Lord Nelson
When an East Indiaman Vanished: The Unsolved Disappearance of Lord Nelson
The sea swallowed an armed East Indiaman that had survived a French privateer, three British rescue attempts, and a night battle-yet left no wreckage, no survivors, and no word. What happened to Lord Nelson between August 24 and her final vanishing that erased all trace of a large, heavily built merchant ship and everyone aboard?
In this episode, we follow the recorded voyages, attacks, and rescue attempts surrounding Lord Nelson’s final months and consider the unanswered question at the heart of her disappearance: what…
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