Picture No | 10216000 |
Date | 1893 |
Description | View of H.M.S Camperdown after the collison, in dry dock for |
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H.M.S Camperdown in drydock in Malta awaiting repair. The Camperdown collide with H.M.S Victoria killing 436 men. The disaster occurred when an admiral sent H.M.S Camperdown on a collision course with H.M.S Victoria. 436 men died because of the blunder, the navy received much criticism for the terrible tragedy.
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Source | By I. R Wells in The Illustrated London News 22 July 1893 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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