Portsmouth, 1794. Under thundery skies and in lashing rain, 17-year-old midshipman Horatio Hornblower takes the first tentative steps of his naval career, but a feud with a shipmate causes complications.
Midshipman Horatio Hornblower
Captain Sir Edward Pellew
Midshipman Jack Simpson
Captain Keene
Lieutenant Eccleston
Midshipman Clayton
Matthews
Styles
Oldroyd
Finch
Midshipman Archie Kennedy
Master Bowles
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