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Did you know... that the RIMS Warren Hastings(pictured) was said to be "practically unsinkable" because of its 33 watertight compartments?
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"She" is fine. I was thinking about that, but I had been using "it" for quite a long time, and I wasn't in the mood to change them. --
Biblioworm15:54, 17 January 2015 (UTC)reply
Having seen the photos on the RGJR museum ref, it really would be remarkable if "Lieutenant-Colonel Forestier-Walker went to the bridge and told Captain Holland about the impact", and Holland was previously unaware. Any chance of the photos being available for wikimedia?
SovalValtos (
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06:09, 17 January 2015 (UTC)reply
Good change there. I'll go back and make a few minor changes to some of the other things. As for the photos, it would be great if they were available, but I'm uncertain as to whether or not I want to go through all that permissions red tape. --
Biblioworm15:54, 17 January 2015 (UTC)reply
User:Biblioworm I see in one of your edit summaries that you are confirming HMS Consul was your intention. I have only found in the source references to Mr. C. W. Bennett, HM Consul at Reunion. A ship is rather different to an official. Would you consider making a suitable change to the text please?
SovalValtos (
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06:36, 17 January 2015 (UTC)reply
Good catch. I never noticed that when I was looking through the sources. One said "HMS Consul", but I failed to notice that it did not say "the HMS Consul". Thanks, --
Biblioworm15:54, 17 January 2015 (UTC)reply
Blue lights were hand held electric torches, perhaps of a lantern configuration, or as you would say, flashlights. They were certainly in existence at the time. Blue filters may have been used to assist in counteracting specific issues with illumination on water. But they existed. See
Electric torch. They were known from 1887. It would not have looked like a maglite though.
Irondome (
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17:28, 27 January 2015 (UTC)reply
Bengal lights is a kind of pyrotechnic. Certainly not what was mentioned. Unless they were firing rockets at the side from a range of about 5 feet. Dont try that at home.
Irondome (
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17:31, 27 January 2015 (UTC)reply
From the Seychelles to Mauritius is 1,100 statute miles. From the Seychelles to Cape Town to Mauritius is 6,400 statute miles. Why in the world did they steam that extra 5,300 statute miles?!? Does anyone know the reason?
Nick Beeson (
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16:04, 27 January 2015 (UTC)reply
Half the troops she was carrying were the Yorks and Lancs, perhaps they were being collected from Cape Town? If anyone has access to Cape newspapers of the time it might have covered it. ϢereSpielChequers23:05, 22 October 2015 (UTC)reply