It was meant to be a treasure-hunting voyage, where proud ships of the Royal Navy would disrupt the trade of fierce enemy in the Pacific.In 1740, the 28-gun ship HMS Wager was among eight vessels which set off on a circumnavigation of the globe under the command of Commodore George Anson.But the Wager ended up being wrecked on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile, before its mutinous crew turned to in-fighting and cannibalism as they struggled to survive.
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