And one for the high waves

Day is ended, dim my eyes, the journey long before me lies ... A valediction today lads on the high seas as we bury at sea the crew of the mighty and venerable warship the HMS Ivo Carnutensis, a lovely battleship and a big waggon of a gunship, but which alas was sunk without mercy by a brigade of French corvettes, the SS Elfgarcon and the SS Ignace de la Potterie that had lain in wait near the estuaries of London for the poor doomed maiden of the high seas. Yes, we take off our caps to day and sing olden songs of Tom Bombadil and Bilbo Baggins for these great ships. She didn't stand a chance, once the French got wind of her whereabouts. And a duplicitous lot the French are. Bonaparte laughing as ever, all the way back to his parisen coffee taverns, but we shall remember these great ships in a line that saw action against the interminable revolution of 1789. The HMS Hudson, the HMS Jordan, the HMS Hadden, the HMS Montmogery, the HMS Bede, the HMS Sharks, the HMS Toffalino, the HMS Lynch, the HMS Gilmore. Gawd bless 'em all.