WRECKED TORPEDO BOAT.
Eighteen Lives Lost.
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London, Sept 19, The torpedo boat destroyer, Cobra, was wrecked in making a steam trial from the constructors yard at Newcastle to Portsmouth. She struck a rook on Downsing Shoals, broke in halves, and foundered. Twelve out of thirty aboard were rescued alive. Six bodies were brought to Gimsby.
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 20 September 1901, Page 3
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58WRECKED TORPEDO BOAT. Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 20 September 1901, Page 3
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