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>Been off-forum for a while, but this one is >straightforward. The log of Victory's master (Thomas >Atkinson) records "Out all reefs of topsails. Set >steering sails and royals". Further "At 4 minutes past >12, opened our fire on the enemy's van. Light airs and >cloudy. Standing towards the enemy's van with all sail >set". > >Shortly afterwards Victory's quarterdeck became a very >dangerous place to be and the officers had other >things to do than log the sail settings. Few of them >got through the day unscathed. > >Best regards, > >Mark Barker >The Inshore Squadron > >>>Given the attention, at the time and since, to the >>>battle of Trafalgar and <i>Victory</i>'s role, it is >>>possible that one of the officers described exactly >>>what sails were set, in memoirs, reminiscences, or >>>post-battle correspondence. I think information as >>>accurate and precise as you want is going to require >>>canvassing those sources. <i>The Trafalgar Roll</i>, >>>I think by Fraser (I'm still not at home with access >>>to my library), >> >>The author/compiler of <i>The Trafalgar Roll</i> was >>another Scot, Robert Holden Mackenzie. The officers >>most likely to have remembered or reported the exact >>sail state of <i>Victory</i> at noon on October 21, >>1805, would be the lieutenants, master, boatswain, and >>midshipmen. That's a long list, unfortunately. >> >>Edward Fraser was the author of <i>The Enemy</i> >>[i.e., French and Spanish] <i>at Trafalgar.</i> I >>apologize for the error.

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