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| Picture No | 10611069 |
| Date | 5 June 1916 |
| Description | Sinking of H.M.S. Hampshire |
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H.M.S. Hampshire sinks in heavy seas just off the Orkneys, having most likely struck a mine laid by a German submarine before the Battle of Jutland. The Hampshire was carrying Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State for War, and his staff, to Russia. They were all lost, along with all but 12 of the crew, who managed to reach shore on two Carley floats.
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| Source | Drawing by Charles Pears from information supplied by a survivor of the Hampshire. Illustrated London News 24 June 191 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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