No sooner had they sailed than bad weather set in and on 5 February the fleet made for Portland Roads , some 10 leagues away .
HMS Weymouth , herself a former merchantman , provided the naval escort .
No sooner had HMS Weymouth sailed than bad weather set in and on 5 February the fleet made for Portland Roads , some 10 leagues away .
HMS Weymouth , herself a former merchantman , provided the naval escort .