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 Julian Stockwin joined the Royal Navy when he was fourteen and went on to serve for eight years with the Royal Australian Navy, seeing active service with a carrier task force. He was one of the survivors of the collision between the aircraft Melbourne and the destroyer Voyager, which sank taking the lives of eighty-two men. Julian retired a Lieutenant Commander and now lives in Devon with his wife Kathy, writing and travelling the world on location research.
He is writing a series of books about Thomas Kydd and his friend Nicholas Renzi. It starts in 1793 when Kydd, a wigmaker from Guilford, has been taken by a press gang.
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Series: Thomas Kydd
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Year
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| 1793 |
Kydd |
As a newly pressed landsman Kydd serves aboard HMS Duke William
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| 1794 |
Artemis |
Kydd travels to China and across the Pacific aboard Artemis rising to become acting Quartermaster |
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Seaflower |
Kydd is sent to the Caribbean where he is eventually promoted to masters mate |
| 1797 |
Mutiny |
Kydd is involved in the Nore mutiny and the Battle of Camperdown following which he is promoted to Lieutenant |
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1798
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Quarterdeck |
Kydd is a junior Lieutenant aboard Tenacious serving in Canada and becoming involved in the formation of the United States Navy
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1798
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Tenacious |
Kydd takes part in the Battle of the Nile
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Command |
Kydd is promoted to Commander of Teazer serving in Malta |
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1803
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The Admiral's Daughter
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Kydd, back in command of Teazer as war breaks out again, shows interest in the Admiral's daughter. |
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A Privateer's Revenge
(aka Treachery)
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Kydd must leave the Navy in disgrace, but he is offered the command of a privateer. |
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Invasion |
Restored to duty Kydd becomes involved with inventor Robert Fulton
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| 1805 |
Victory |
Kydd is present at the Battle of Trafalgar
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