"Recouvrance" (again)

      Some more photos of this beautiful brigantine. On this occasion - a very foggy morning in Kinsale in the Summer of 2001 with the fog just lifting. She is just about to weigh anchor to reposition in a more effective anchor holding position in the harbour.  The houses in the background are those of Scilly.

      The book cover here portrays a typical battle scenenario in the Carribbean area in Napoleonic times. It depicts a French ship akin to the Recouvrance locked in combat with a much larger English Second-rater. The painting is "The taking of the Kent". The book itself is a great read if you come across it. A true account, the book gives the French sailor's viewpoint - which is relatively rare especially as so many currently mark Nelson's victory at Trafalgar. As an aside, it may surprise you, but the majority of sailors aboard Nelson's flagship Victory were in fact Irish.