Ironclad

Here I am in 1987 taking command of HMS Warrior, Britain’s first ironclad warship. Henry VIII’s galleon Mary Rose had just been put on display, and of course HMS Victory is there in all its glory. My gaming group had been intensely playing my Privateers & Gentlemen roleplaying game, and I plundered the gift shop for Christmas presents, Admiral Nelson Toby jugs, Royal Navy recruiting posters, and other goodies.

Portsmouth, 1987,