La Clorinde was a real French Frigate serving in the Napoleonic Navy.
Prize Money
Prize Money was paid by the Admiralty as a means of encouraging zeal in their Captains. The amount was calculated by the Navy Board and was shared by the crew and other officials according to a formula based on rank.
San Sebastian
San Sebastian’s earliest reference dates to 1014, when the Navarran King, Sancho the Strong, donated the Monastery of San Sebastian to Leire, the area between Pamplona and San Sebastian.
The Suez Canal and the Cutty Sark
The Suez Canal and the Cutty Sark. The canal was opened in 1869, allowing ships to travel between Europe and Asia, without having to round the Cape of Storms at the bottom of Africa. The canal is about 100 miles long, and almost 1,000 feet wide at its narrowest point. The canal spelled the death-knell for the Tea-Clippers like the Cutty Sark.
Time Travel
The Time Machine was published in 1895 by Herbert George Wells. Wells thus invented the concept of using a machine to travel to a specific time and place, giving birth to a host of novel and movie plot ideas.