Sean Russell

Embarking on a mission to destroy a French frigate and gather intelligence during the height of the French Revolution, Charles Hayden of the HMS Themis discovers plans for an invasion of England before being captured by a French squadron.

During the French Revolution British naval officer, Charles Saunders Hayden is assigned to an aging frigate, the Themis, under the command of Captain Josiah Hart, a man known throughout the service as "Faint Hart." At sea the crew boils over into violence, and the lieutenant is caught between his superior and a crew pushed toward mutiny.