"Blue at the Mizzen"
Surprise (28) rounding Cape Horn and now battles northward, off Cape Pilar. Reefed sails, topgallant masts struck—crew to deck, readying to tack. Still, she presses on, defiant in the face of the Pacific’s wrath.
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HMS Euryalus – 36-Gun Frigate ⚓️🎨
Euryalus under full sail, painted with Geoff Hunt’s signature energy and precision. This 36-gun frigate served with distinction, notably at Trafalgar, where she relayed Nelson’s final orders and later escorted Victory home.
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"The Loss of HMS Captain (1870)" ⚓
“May England still retain her supremacy at sea… but may God grant our history never again be darkened by such a loss.”
Words from Gunner James May, sole surviving officer of HMS Captain, which foundered off Cape Finisterre.
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"Dangerous Waters"I posted this recently but took a closer look—amazing detail! La Gaditana, a captured Spanish ship, is shown flying the Red Ensign over Spanish colors, marking her as a prize. A small but crucial signal of her fate.#NavalHistory#AgeOfSail #MaritimeFiction #GeoffHunt
"His New Flagship" 👑⚓On 25 April 1778, King George III visited HMS Victory, soon to be his navy’s new flagship. A warship destined for history, even before her most famous battle at Trafalgar.#NavalHistory #HMSVictory #RoyalNavy #AgeOfSail #GeoffHunt
"FOG CLEARING, ENEMY IN SIGHT!"
A three-decker emerges from the mist, flying a Rear Admiral of the Red’s flag from her mizzen and a pre-1801 Red Ensign. The enemy looms ahead—battle is near.
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"Ship’s Company of HMS Surprise"
It's amazing how few commissioned officers were needed on a sixth-rate frigate. The real strength lay in the warrant officers, senior hands, and crew who kept her sailing and fighting.
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Flying Kites – HMS Surprise (28) under royals and stunsails, gliding through light Mediterranean airs. Jack Aubrey’s beloved command, beautifully captured in this artwork.
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HMS Vanguard (74) in heavy seas off Toulon, 19 May 1798. Nelson’s flagship, caught in a fierce Mediterranean storm, was left battered and forced to seek repairs in Sardinia. A dramatic prelude to the Nile campaign.
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Fireships on the Hudson River. Night attack on Phoenix and Rose, August 1776
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"HMS Beagle off the Galapagos"
"Charles Darwin and Captain Fitzroy share the evening air as a signal gun is fired to recall Beagle's surveying party."
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Surprise (28) is anchored at Grand Harbour, Malta, with a Marine vigilantly on watch on the deck. A cutter pulls away from the steps, its lantern softly illuminating the officers seated at the back. To the right, a British Seventy-Four lies at anchor.
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"Nightfall over Agincourt Sound "
Victory (104) flying the command flag of a Vice Admiral of the White from her Fore masthead leads her squadron into Agincourt Sound, 20th January, 1805.
©️Geoff Hunt
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