Inshore Squadron
“Aboard the flagship, and all the rest of Bolitho’s small squadron, the motion was uncomfortable as each vessel tugged at her anchor as if determined to drive aground.
When the first dull light gave colour to the glistening ships, Bolitho sat in his stern cabin re-reading his carefully worded instructions and trying at the same time to detach his mind from the sounds of a ship preparing for a new day. He knew Herrick had been on deck since dawn, and that if he went up to join him it would on...ly hamper the business of getting Benbow and the rest of his command ready to weigh.
It could be bad enough at any time. War had left severe shortages of ships, material and experience. But most of all, trained seamen. In a new ship, as part of a freshly formed squadron, it must seem even worse to Bolitho’s captains and their officers.
And Bolitho needed to go on deck. To clear his mind, to get the feel of his ships, to be part of the whole.MoreLess
When the first dull light gave colour to the glistening ships, Bolitho sat in his stern cabin re-reading his carefully worded instructions and trying at the same time to detach his mind from the sounds of a ship preparing for a new day. He knew Herrick had been on deck since dawn, and that if he went up to join him it would on...ly hamper the business of getting Benbow and the rest of his command ready to weigh.
It could be bad enough at any time. War had left severe shortages of ships, material and experience. But most of all, trained seamen. In a new ship, as part of a freshly formed squadron, it must seem even worse to Bolitho’s captains and their officers.
And Bolitho needed to go on deck. To clear his mind, to get the feel of his ships, to be part of the whole.MoreLess
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