Command a King's Ship Author:Alexander Kent In 1784 at a time when most of the fleet was laid up, His Majesty's frigate Undine weighed anchor at spithead to begin a voyage to India. Ash her new captain Richard Bolitho was glad to go, despite the nature of his orders and the immensity of the Voyage, for he was leaving an England still suffering from the aftermath of the war with France. Bu... more »t he was to learn that signatures on proud documents did not necessarily make for a lasting peace, and found himself involved in a conflict as ruthless as the one which had given him his first command during the war with France.« less