This article commemorates the centenary of the tragic loss of the battleship HMS Victoria and 358 of her crew, together with the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon, as a result of an enigmatic or... ...
Victoria Cross-nominated defensive performance by the destroyers, escape proved impossible. By around 1820, the valiantAcasta, last of the British ships still afloat, which had torpedoedScharnhorstin a last gasp attack, sank, blazing, beneath the waves. AboardScharnhorsta film crew recorded the acti...