Bound for the East Indies: Halsewell-A Shipwreck that Gripped the Nation

"Two centuries later, the wreck still appeals to divers, treasure hunters, and Andrew Norman, who has written a gripping story." —The Northern Mariner

It was late December 1785, the twenty—fifth year of the reign of King George III, King of Great Britain and King of Ireland. For the past six weeks the Honorable Company Ship (HCS) Halsewell, employed in the service of the Honorable East India Company, had been berthed at Gravesend in Kent (a town situated on the River Thames) as she prepared ...