The battle for Copenhagen roads : a talk by Captain Finn Volke :The loss of HMS Invincible :the St Vincent Anniversary Lecture :by Derek R Hayes.

This volume contains the text of two talks. The first is a description of the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 from the Danish perspective given to members of the Nelson Sociey by Captain Finn Volke. A table presents details of both the British and Danish fleets, giving type and name of vessel and the number of guns, dead and wounded on each ship. Diagrams showing the relative positions of each fleet are also provided. The seond talk is an account of the loss of HMS Invincible, a Third Rate with 74 guns launched in 1765 and lost in 1801 off Happisburgh, Norfolk following her grounding on her way to join the Baltic expedition bound for Denmark. Four hundred men died from the crew of 600. This talk was given at the City Hall, Norwich on 14 February 1990.