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Thursday, October 27, 2022

HMS Victoria firing her two 16.25-inch guns, mounted in a heavy turret on the foredeck. Her 6-inch battery and aft 10-inch gun are also visible. HMS Victoria was the lead ship in her class of two battleships of the Royal Navy. On 22 June 1893, she collided with HMS Camperdown near Tripoli, Lebanon, during manoeuvres and quickly sank, killing 358 crew members.



 

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