Wonder if they had a sauna too?

Hey look! Who knew The Bloody Indy had a swimming pool?! Actually this contemporary illustration is of the 1864 Mercantile Marine Service Training Ship Indefatigable rather than the 1784 HMS Indefatigable. However, given his own penchant for diving off yard arms to rescue drowning shipmates, I feel certain that Sir Edward would highly approve of the boys of the Mercantile Marine being taught to swim. It also rather makes you wonder how much fun the real Indy boys would have had with an on board swimming pool ;)


Wood engraving from Welcome Image Library.