Court-martial three types: Special, Summary, and General. In Herman Melville's novella "Billy Budd" (first published 1924), the title character is convicted at a drumhead court-martial of striking and killing his superior officer on board HMS "Indomitable", is sentenced to death, and is hanged. The novella has been adapted for the stage, film and television; notably in Benjamin Britten's 1951 opera "Billy Budd". In C. S. Forester's 1938 novel "Flying Colours", Captain Horatio Hornblower is court-martialed for the loss of HMS "Sutherland". He is "most honourably acquitted". Court-martial A court-martial or court martial (plural "courts-martial" or "courts martial", as "martial" is a
HMS Superb (1710) which included "Real San Felipe (St Philip the Royal)" with Vice-Admiral Castagneta aboard. At around 1300hrs, "Superb" engaged the enemy flagship and two others, and a running battle ensued. After two hours "Kent" joined the fight and "Superb" was able to force the Spanish admiral to surrender. In total, 17 Spanish ships were either taken or destroyed by the British fleet. On 3 April 1719, HMS "Superb" and HMS "Dragon" (previously HMS "Ormonde"), then in Menorca, were sent by Admiral Byng to join Captain Cavendish, who was charged with making peace with the Moors. While en route to rejoin Byng