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When an Earl Lied and 230 Men Vanished at Sea
When an Earl Lied and 230 Men Vanished at Sea
A Royal Navy warship with an earl's coat of arms sank north of Cuba on 21 November 1693 with approximately 230 men aboard - and not a single survivor or account of the last hours was ever recorded. How did a vessel sworn never to serve militarily end up escorting a convoy that went down, leaving unpaid debts and unanswered questions at the bottom of the Caribbean?
In this episode, we recount the documented decisions, sworn statements, court actions and institutional choices that connect the ship's construction in Deptford to its loss at sea, and…
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