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War at sea: While Matthew Hervey gets prepared to re-join his program in Britain, his good friend Captain Peto is at sea planning his great line-of-battle ship for war using the Turks.1827: Captain Peto has just taken control of HMS Prince Rupert, the only real three-decker line-of-battle ship in His Majesty’s Navy — a wooden castle whose solid firepower may be the equivalent and more of Bonaparte’s great battery at Waterloo. But his trip towards the Aegian, Admiral Codrington’s flagship awaits him wherever, won't be hanging around, getting as he does, a mostly unskilled team. He’s been vested with the safe passing to Malta of the Admiral’s newest child — a scenario that's far from well suited for Peto and his crew.A yr on, and Hervey is in London recovering from a recently available episode of malaria. All is placed reasonable for his approaching marriage, and his future go back to active-duty within the Cape.