HMS Captain 1870 sinking disaster...
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September 10, 1870
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sept. 10, 1870
* HMS Captain sinking disaster
* Royal Navy warship
Page 7 has a brief and early report headed: "Five Hundred Persons Perished" "Loss of Her Majesty's Ship Captain--'All Hands' Perished" (see)
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: HMS Captain was an unsuccessful warship built for the Royal Navy due to public pressure. She was a masted turret ship, designed and built by a private contractor against the wishes of the Controller's department. The Captain was completed in April 1870 and capsized in September 1870 with the loss of nearly 500 lives because of design and construction errors that led to inadequate stability.
* HMS Captain sinking disaster
* Royal Navy warship
Page 7 has a brief and early report headed: "Five Hundred Persons Perished" "Loss of Her Majesty's Ship Captain--'All Hands' Perished" (see)
Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: HMS Captain was an unsuccessful warship built for the Royal Navy due to public pressure. She was a masted turret ship, designed and built by a private contractor against the wishes of the Controller's department. The Captain was completed in April 1870 and capsized in September 1870 with the loss of nearly 500 lives because of design and construction errors that led to inadequate stability.
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