"The Navy Department has decided to transfer the 'Conqueror' and 'Spartan Guard' battleships, along with eight other fourth- and fifth-class warships, into the Mediterranean Fleet..."
"You must ensure complete control over the Mediterranean..."
Lord Hood took a deep breath and closed the documents.
In just over a month, 11 merchant ships had been either destroyed or captured by the French Fleet.
Even though the French Mediterranean Fleet was blocked in the Port of Toulon by him, only some frigates were roaming the Mediterranean, yet his escort fleets could not prevent their slaughter at all.
He picked up another report beside him.
This detailed the recent attacks on British merchant ships, submitted by the escorting warships.
Clearly, the French had equipped themselves with a new type of frigates that were extremely fast, posing a significant challenge to his escort missions in the Mediterranean.
Thankfully, the Navy Department had allocated more warships to him.
