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| Picture No | 10119746 |
| Date | 26 February 1852 |
| Description | Birkenhead Wrecked |
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Laden with soldiers, the troopship strikes a rock off Simon's Bay, South Africa : 184 are saved by the boats, 454 lives are lost.
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| Source | Thomas M Hemy |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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