The Prize of All the Oceans - The Triumph and Tragedy of Anson's Voyage Round the World

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The misadventures of Anson's voyage of 1740-1744 make a dramatic story. Only one ship completed the mission, the rest were wrecked, scuttled or forced back shattered. Of the 1900 officers and men who sailed from Spithead, almost 1400 died, most from disease or starvation. Ravaged by scurvy and battered by relentless storms, by the time Anson reached the Chinese coast in November 1742 he was only left with one ship and a handful of men, some of whom had `turned mad and idiots.' Despite this he was determined to capture `the Prize of All the Oceans,' the legendary Spanish treasure ship making her annual voyage from Acapulco to Manila...