NO MORE PRIZE MONEY
SWEEPING ENEMY CRAFT FROM SEA. The rapid sweeping from the seas of all enemy above-water craft would have had one serious drawback in the eyes of old-time Navy men, for it would have meant the loss of prizemoney —a great feature of naval warfare in the past. Time was when one lucky capture might yield a fortune for everybody concerned. A notable instance was the capture of the Spanish ship Hermione by the Active and Favourite in 1762. The Vice-Admiral and Commodore of the British squadron. though not present, received £64,963 3s 6d, the captain of the Active £65,053 13s 9d, each of the three commissioned officers £ 13.000, each of eight warrant officers £4OOO, and the 20 petty officers nearly £2OOO each, while the share of seamen and marines panned out at £485 5s 4d per man. Altogether the Active was awarded £251.020 12s and the Favourite £203.181 4s 3d. Doubtless the recipients j were impressed by the careful regard for shillings and pence in the distribution.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 December 1939, Page 6
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171NO MORE PRIZE MONEY Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 December 1939, Page 6
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