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    1. Re: [MAR] 'HERO' 64/5115 Capt Hardy
    2. asprey david

    3. on 14 Nov Valerie wrote Thank you for your reply and explanation regard 'being in long.12. I omitted a line in my message which was that the report was from Plymouth Feb 20th and not from Canton. An earlier report in the Morning Post Jan 18th 1837 from Custom House says Cleared outwards with cargo presumable from London. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The "12" will be the degrees longitude (not minutes or seconds), and is left approximate as it is only being used to indicate how far the ship got before turning back. For a ship sailing from the Thames southwards the position would be around 45N 12W, If you put that in Google and select Maps, you should see it as NW of Cape St Vincent, Spain - try http://goo.gl/maps/X2llC David

    11/15/2013 02:54:42
    1. Re: [MAR] 'HERO' 64/5115 Capt Hardy
    2. Paul and Valerie Richards

    3. Hello David, Many thanks for your email. I have looked at google maps and see where the problem started. I hadn't heard of Cape St Vincent, Spain before. However, it did occur to me that one month to travel from London to Plymouth was rather slow, even in early 1800's. regards Valerie -----Original Message----- From: asprey david Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 9:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MAR] 'HERO' 64/5115 Capt Hardy on 14 Nov Valerie wrote Thank you for your reply and explanation regard 'being in long.12. I omitted a line in my message which was that the report was from Plymouth Feb 20th and not from Canton. An earlier report in the Morning Post Jan 18th 1837 from Custom House says Cleared outwards with cargo presumable from London. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The "12" will be the degrees longitude (not minutes or seconds), and is left approximate as it is only being used to indicate how far the ship got before turning back. For a ship sailing from the Thames southwards the position would be around 45N 12W, If you put that in Google and select Maps, you should see it as NW of Cape St Vincent, Spain - try http://goo.gl/maps/X2llC David ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    11/15/2013 04:41:03