HMS Amphion 1798

Research into the history of a frigate built at a muddy boatyard on the East Coast turned up a series of adventures which read like a volume of Hornblower: tales of bravery and daring, long sea chases, cunning manoeuvres and sharp actions, comradeship in arms and the sorrow of illness and death, a vast amount of treasure and a steady flow of prize money . . . . . . and it is all true