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Lieutenant Edward Riou commands HMSGuardian, a supply ship to the Botany Bay colony, which strikes an iceberg on Christmas 1789. Despite dire flooding, Riou refuses to abandon ship, guiding the battered vessel and a small crew across nine weeks back to the Cape. His extraordinary seamanship and leadership define a nearlegendary naval ordeal.
TITLE: The Last Voyage of the Guardian, Lieutenant Riou, Commander 1789-1791 (Van Riebeeck Society Second S SECONDHAND
AUTHOR: Edward Riou, MD Nash (Ed)
PUBLISHER: Van Riebeeck Society/Stigting
DATE PUBLISHED: 1990
PLACE PUBLISHED: South Africa
PAGES: 243
BINDING: Hardcover, cloth bound, with dust jacket
LANGUAGE: English
DIMENSIONS: 23 x 16.5 x 2.3 cm
WEIGHT: 0.600 kg