The HMS Triumph

Extract from The Battle of Svalbard - A Captain Theodore Nelson Story


Bear in mind that all characters are animals not humans. 


     HMS Triumph is the oldest battleship in the British Royal Navy and she's set for retirement age.  She has done her duty to her country's navy fully and without fail.  But she's, sadly, now out of date.  Her large 10-inch guns means that she must get as close as 25 km from her target at best, ships of today can fire up to 36 km away from their targets. 
     Captain Upturn, a fox with fifteen years of naval service behind him, kept his eyes on the HMS Steel, the newest battleship of the British Navy, and rumoured to be the replacement of the Triumph, through his binoculars.  The last message from the Admiralty was to follow the Steel in the their hunt for the Bergen, the Norwegian Pirate Flagship.  Captain Upturn was convinced that with the HMS Steel, the HMS Triumph will have one last victory before her retirement from His Majesty's Royal Navy.  And with this last victory, this nine-year war in Scandinavia will end. 
     "And I will be glad of that."  Captain Upturn sighed to himself as he lowered his binoculars, deciding to get some forty winks before they face the Bergen. 


I hope to expand on this and this extract may be subject to change.