Weather the Lizard was a nautical term used commonly in the 18th century Royal Navy and referred to making sail from either Plymouth or Portsmouth and setting sail by Cornwall Peninsula (referred to as " the Lizard") with the land on the starboard side of the ship.
In the 2001 television adaptation of " Horatio Hornblower", an order is given to weather the lizard in the episode Mutiny.
References
- Croix, P.D. (2003). Patrick O'Brian's Navy. London: Salamander Books.
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Weather the Lizard was a nautical term used commonly in the 18th century Royal Navy and referred to making sail from either Plymouth or Portsmouth and setting sail by Cornwall Peninsula (referred to as " the Lizard") with the land on the starboard side of the ship.
In the 2001 television adaptation of " Horatio Hornblower", an order is given to weather the lizard in the episode Mutiny.
References
- Croix, P.D. (2003). Patrick O'Brian's Navy. London: Salamander Books.
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