Ahoy Shipmates

On February 29th the Fleet departed the harbour of Callao, Peru providing a 21-gun salute to President Pardo on his yacht at the mouth of the harbour.

Everything went well with the exception of the sailor off the USS Ohio to tried to “jump ship” by having a small boat standing by to receive him as the ships steam out of the harbour. Unfortunately, the USS Georgia saw the acts of the deserter and quickly lowered boats to apprehend the man before he could get ashore. The ships were on their way to proceed with a much needed period of target practice with their guns at Magdalena Bay.

The next instalment will cover the USS Virginia

Regards


Sean