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Ten Feet of Water: How the Mighty Ganges Finally Broke
Ten Feet of Water: How the Mighty Ganges Finally Broke
Ten feet of water sat in the well of the East Indiaman Ganges on 30 May 1807 - and yet the ship was still above the surface. A vessel that had crossed the Second Bar six times, survived an improbable fleet action on 14 February 1804, and carried cargo valued at £126,614 now found the sea winning: how did a ship that had outrun admirals and served four voyages finally fail?
In this episode, we follow the Ganges from her launch in 1797 through four voyages and an eight-month repair stop, tracing how wartime duties, an extraordinary battle…
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