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June 24, 2012 at 12:00 am #2929
Malcolm Lewis
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Most interesting replies thank you.
I have a time for sunset on 1 August 2012 for Alexandria as 1850 (local). With Nelson’s decision at 1500 on 1.8.1798 to enter Aboukir Bay would sunset have occured at around 1900 on that day? It was a brave decision to take on a night encounter in an entirely unknown anchorage and without decent charts.
Malcolm Lewis