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 Victorious (R38) and escorted by HMS "Howe", "Victorious" made air strikes on Padang, Indaroeng and Emmahaven (Operation "Banquet"). After a short pause, on 18 September, "Victorious" and "Indomitable" attacked railway yards at Sigli in Sumatra followed by photo-reconnaissance of the Nicobar Islands (Operation "Light"). During "Light", there was a "friendly fire" attack on HMS "Spirit", fortunately without causing any casualties. At the end of September, "Victorious" had a short interval at Bombay for repairs to its steering gear to remedy problems that had arisen during Operation "Light". She rejoined the Eastern Fleet on 6 October. The next operation, "Millet", was her last