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Richard Avery Hornsby
Captain Richard Avery Hornsby (died 1818) was an 18th-century British military figure, famous for successfully taking on a boat full of French pirates in 1744. Biography Hornsby lived on Vine Street in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, at the time of the War of the Austrian Succession. He was set to take his brig, the ''Wrightson and Isabella'', to The Hague. The ship was designed for a routine voyage, boasting only a crew of seven, with four small guns, two swivel cannons, and a few blunderbusses. The ''Marquis of Brancas'', with a crew of 75 French pirates, as well as ten guns, eight swivel cannons, and 300 small arms, spotted the ''Wrightson and Isabella'' off of the Dutch coast, and engaged the ship in combat on 13 June 1744. The two ships battled for an hour, including two failed attempts by the French to board the ''Isabella''. When a shot from the British side caused the ''Brancas'' to sheer off, Hornsby put the Union Jack back up and led his crew in giving the pirates three ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lashing (ropework)
A lashing is an arrangement of rope, wire, or webbing with linking device used to secure and fasten two or more items together in a somewhat rigid manner. Lashings are most commonly applied to timber poles, and are commonly associated with cargo, containerisation, the Scouting movement, and sailors. It has been imagined that the first lashing made by humans was wrapping a few strips of bark around a stone to hold it to a tree branch to make an ax to hunt and build with. In modern times, the same methods are used, but strips of bark and vines have been replaced with natural and synthetic fiber ropes. Scouts and campers use lashings to build camp gadgets and improve their campsites for comfort and convenience, including the building of rafts for transport and competitive events. Lashings are also used in pioneering, the art of creating structures such as bridges and towers, using ropes and wooden spars. There are still areas in the world where lashing spars (or poles) is the bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
