claim: Aldous Huxley put into print travel writing.
evidence: Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Nereide , after the Nereid -LRB- sea nymph -RRB-  :. Royal Navy. Royal Navy. Nereid. Nereid. Nereide -LRB- 1797 -RRB- , a 36-gun Fifth rate Sibylle-class frigate , formerly the French frigate Nereide , captured in 1797 by off the Scilly Isles .. Fifth rate. Fifth rate. French frigate Nereide. French frigate Nereide ( 1779 ). Scilly Isles. Isles of Scilly. She was recaptured by the French in 1810 during the Battle of Grand Port and broken up after being badly damaged .. Battle of Grand Port. Battle of Grand Port. Nereide -LRB- 1810 -RRB- , a 36-gun Fifth rate Junon-class frigate , formerly the French frigate Venus , captured in 1810 by off St. Paul .. Fifth rate. Fifth rate. French frigate Venus. French frigate Venus ( 1808 ). St. Paul. Saint-Paul, Reunion. She was broken up in 1816 .. Category  : Royal Navy ship names. Royal Navy. Royal Navy