358:. The lieutenants determined that the rocks were safe, and Captain Holland ordered the evacuation of the ship to begin at 04:00; the men began climbing down the rope ladders. Originally, the captain wanted to keep the women and children on board until daylight, when it would be safer to evacuate them, but the ship started to list severely at 04:20, and it was decided that the evacuation should continue without delay. The electrical systems on the ship failed at 04:35, after which the evacuation was forced to continue in complete darkness. Around 05:00, the better swimmers were permitted to jump overboard and swim to shore on their own; the shore was around 30 yards (27 m) away. A member of the Rifle Corps, Private N. McNamara, strung a line between the ship and the shore, and heavier ropes were subsequently set up. The remaining men could go down the rope, making the evacuation safer. The ship was completely evacuated by 05:30. Two people died during the evacuation.
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242:. She displaced around 5,000 long tons (5,100 t), was propelled by two triple-expansion engines capable of producing 3,500 horsepower (2,600 kW), which were supplied by eight boilers, and had a coal capacity of 700 long tons (710 t). She attained a maximum speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).
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struck a rock off the coast of RĂ©union. At the time of impact, the ship was traveling at a speed of 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph), and had veered 8 miles (13 km) off course. The wreck itself was caused by the decreased visibility resulting from the foul weather, and by a "magnetic
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Soon after the wreck, when the rain had subsided, Captain
Holland sent members of the Rifle Corps and the York and Lancaster Regiment to retrieve some baggage from the ship, which was stuck on the rocks and had not sunk. The operation was called off at 10:00, when First Lieutenant St. John decided
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departed from Cape Town, bound for
Mauritius. On board were 526 members of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, 510 members of the 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment, and 25 members of the 2nd Middlesex Regiment, including two officers, 20 women, 10 children, and 253 crew members, totaling 1,244 people.
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were praised for the discipline and bravery of the troops involved in the evacuation. However, Captain
Holland had to face a court martial for losing the ship; he was reprimanded and subsequently acquitted.
203:. She was launched on 18 April 1893, and claimed to be "practically unsinkable" because of her 33 watertight compartments. However, whilst in service the ship struck a rock and was wrecked off the coast of
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491:"British Empire: Armed Forces: Units: British Infantry: The King's Royal Rifle Corps"
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581:"The Green Jackets Museum Photos – Wreck of RIMS Warren Hastings"
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557:"Roll of Honour – Huntingdonshire – William Wayman – Boer War"
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disturbance", which caused the compass to malfunction.
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on the night of 14 January 1897, while travelling to
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421:"The Wreck Of The Warren Hastings At St Philippe"
430:. No. 13646. 24 March 1897. p. 5 col E
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467:. No. 6380. 22 April 1893. p. 6 col B
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274:On 20 November 1896, the 1st Battalion of the
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460:"Launch of an Indian Troopship at Barrow"
30:A sketch depicting the wreck of the RIMS
676:. Andrews UK Limited. pp. 166–181.
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144:49 ft 3 in (15.01 m)
632:"The Wreck of the Warren Hastings"
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334:On 6 January 1897,
318:Location of RĂ©union
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595:11 December
562:17 December
532:11 December
500:11 December
376:Saint-Denis
356:blue lights
999:1893 ships
988:Categories
939:Matsushima
813:Foudroyant
731:Shipwrecks
406:References
304:Seychelles
270:Background
149:Propulsion
60:Royal Navy
920:HMS
913:HMS
811:HMS
742:Commodore
643:18 August
471:18 August
434:18 August
362:Aftermath
284:Mauritius
280:Jullundur
230:in 1893.
213:Cape Town
209:Mauritius
197:troopship
119:Troopship
94:Completed
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922:Thrasher
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894:Valencia
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884:Willehad
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833:Antelope
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759:29 Apr:
749:14 Jan:
395:Lalpoora
382:Lalpoora
219:Features
169:Armament
86:Launched
904:Oakland
901:9 Aug:
881:1 Jan:
860:2 Dec:
830:7 Oct:
823:Advance
779:9 Jun:
772:Ability
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288:Deolali
205:RĂ©union
76:Builder
46:History
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802:Gangut
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296:Bombay
257:, six
192:was a
176:, six
133:Length
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326:RIMS
310:Wreck
247:steel
211:from
187:RIMS
162:knots
157:Speed
975:1898
962:1896
915:Lynx
843:FusĹŤ
782:Aden
678:ISBN
645:2015
597:2014
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