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Lothian, a Glasgow vessel of 1389 tons, bound from Nantes to Cardiff. It appears that the merchant-vessel was not observed on the battle-ship, although the captain and mate seemed to have shouted an alarm. The Sanspareil cut deeply into the East Lothian and damaged her so seriously that in seven or eight minutes after the collision she went down. The captain's wife and son and all the crew, with the exception of three men, managed to scramble on hoard the warship. Two of the missing men were picked up by the boats, but the third, a seaman named William Collins, belonging to St. David's, was drowned.
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Collision. Just at the close of the naval manoeuvres an untoward incident occurred between the Woolf and the Eddystone Lighthouse on Aug. 7. The fleet was sailing in four lines, one of which was headed by the Sanspareil battle-ship. By some misadventure the battle-ship came in
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179:sister ship
175:Sans Pareil
171:Nickname(s)
166:8 July 1891
123:Sans Pareil
55:introducing
962:1887 ships
941:Categories
782:References
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620:coronation
605:Home Fleet
596:the Lizard
465:Royal Navy
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297:Complement
256:Propulsion
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158:9 May 1887
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434:Sheerness
429:1892-1895
360:Bulkheads
330:6-pounder
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322:12 ×
282:Speed
823:ISBN
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