Publications of the Navy Records Society, Volume 16

20 minutes past Admiral's signal Agincourt began to engage Bellerophon bore breezes and cloudy breezes and hazy Cæsar Captain centre chase close action compass signal Culloden ditto Dutch Employed repairing enemy's fleet enemy's line enemy's rear enemy's ships engage the enemy February 14th flag fore mast fore topmast fore topsail foresail form the line French fleet Fresh breezes frigates hailed hauled hazy weather hoisted larboard tack leagues leeward line ahead line of battle main topmast main topsail mainsail Marlborough Master.-Official miles mizen mast noon P.M.-Fresh breezes P.M.-Moderate passed past 12 past 9 pennant Phaëton Queen Charlotte rear ship Repeated signal rigging Royal George Royal Sovereign running rigging Russell sail after lying ships astern shortened sail occasionally shot signal to tack Spanish fleet spritsail starboard station staysail sternmost ships struck tack in succession tacked ship topgallant mast topgallant sails totally dismasted Victory wind wore ship