Lloyd's of London (1936). A fictional portrayal of Lloyd's Underwriting Room was featured in the motion picture "You Must Be Joking!" (1965); also, the "Lutine" bell figured prominently in the film's plot. The Lloyd's building was used in the beginning of "Mamma Mia!: The Movie" (2008) to represent a New York office building from where Pierce Brosnan's character left for the Greek island. Lloyd's is the main plotline in English author Penny Vincenzi's novel "An Absolute Scandal" (2007), which centres around the scandals during the 1980s and 1990. Lloyd's of London Lloyd's of London, generally known simply as Lloyd's, is an insurance and
HMS Galgo (1799) HMS Galgo (1799) HMS "Galgo" was a Spanish corvette, launched in 1795, that the British captured in November 1799. In her brief career she detained, took or destroyed a number of small prizes before she foundered, with the loss of most of her crew, in October 1800. In autumn 1799, a convoy that consisted of vessels from England and Cork, sailed to Jamaica under escort by the frigate and the sloop . The convoy was negotiating the Mona Passage and was 10 or 12 leagues south-west of Puerto Rico on the morning of 15 November when it encountered a small