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HMS Victoria, part of the Victoria
Class turret ship of the Royal Navy. The Victoria was built at Elswick and
engined by Humphrys and launched in 1887 and completed sea trials in 1889.
On completion HMS Victoria became the flagship in the Mediterranean of
Admiral Sir George Tryon. In course of evolutions off the coast of Syria
on June 22nd 1893, she was rammed and sunk by HMS
Camperdown, the ship
gradually turned over then suddenly turned turtle and capsized. The
disaster which cost the lives of Admiral Sir George Tryon and 321 officers
and men. Only one other sister ship HMS Sans Pareil
built by Blackwall
(Thames Ironworks) launched 9th June 1887.
View
Photographs of the Crew of HMS Victoria Here
Displacement: 10,470. Length:
340ft. Beam: 70ft. Draught:
27¼. Armament: Two 110 ton, one 9.2 ton gun, twelve 6
inch guns, twentyone anti-torpedo guns and six 14 inch torpedo
tubes. Horse power: 14,000. Speed:
16.75 knots. |
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HMS Victoria sinking, 1893.
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HMS Victoria.
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HMS Victoria, 1890.
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HMS Victoria firing, 1890.
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HMS Victoria. Sent in by
Peter Hadwin. (Image
emailed by contributor. Not available for purchase.) |
HMS Victoria in 1890. Sent
in by Peter Hadwin. (Image
emailed by contributor. Not available for purchase.) |
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HMS Victoria 1892. Photo provided by Ian
Burr. (Image
emailed by contributor. Not available for purchase.) |
HMS Victoria 1892. Photo
provided by Ian Burr. (Image
emailed by contributor. Not available for purchase.) |
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HMS Victoria |
The turret of HMS Victoria, 1891. Photograph taken from book published 1892
by captain Eardley Wilmott. Book owned by Cranston Fine Arts |
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On Board HMS Victoria
1892. Photo
provided by Ian Burr. (Image
emailed by contributor. Not available for purchase.) |
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On Board HMS Victoria. Photo
provided by Ian Burr. (Image
emailed by contributor. Not available for purchase.) |
HMS Victoria in dry dock in 1892. Photo provided by Ian
Burr. (Image
emailed by contributor. Not available for purchase.) |
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The Guns of HMS
Victoria. Photo
provided by Ian Burr. (Image
emailed by contributor. Not available for purchase.) |
Inside the turret of HMS
Victoria. Photo
provided by Ian Burr. (Image
emailed by contributor. Not available for purchase.) |
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Chief Stoker Samuel Thomas. Contributed by
great grandson, Steve Clark. |
George Lander of HMS Victoria.
Mrs
Doris Weaver of Cornwall, my 94year-old mother-in-law, told me that her
mother's brother was killed in the sinking of the HMS Victoria in 1893. He
was George Lander, born in Portsmouth. His name is inscribed on the
"Victoria Memorial" in Victoria Park, Portsmouth. In the family
album there is a picture of George in navy uniform and also a Memorial
Card giving details of his death. |
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Transcript of telegram sent to the family of Samuel
Thomas after the sinking of HMS Victoria:
Admiralty, S.W. 6th July 1893.
Madam, In reply to your letter of 5th
instant. I much regret to have to inform you that information has
reached this Department that Her Majesty's Ship "Victoria" was
lost on the 22nd instant, off the coast of Syria. It is my painful
duty to add that there is reason to fear that Samuel Thomas, Chief Stoker,
, Official No 90569, whose name does not appear in the list of those
saved, was on board at the time, and was among the number of those
drowned, but as all the Ship's Books were lost in the Ship some time must
elapse before positive information can be obtained. Further communication
will be made to you immediately on the .receipt of reliable information |
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