WRECK OF THE COBRA.
THE DAY AFTER IT WAS TRANS FERRED TO ADMIRALTY.
VESSEL GOING DEAD SLOW
STEM AND STERN AIEET IN AIR,
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright
London, Sept. 21. The torpedo destroyer Cobra (which was wrecked on Wednesday morning), had only been transferred to the Admiralty on Tuesday. His Majesty the King forwarded a message expressing the deepest heartfelt sympathy for the relatives of those drowned. The evidence taken at the inquest showed that the Cobra was going dead slow. There were big seas running at the time. She was in about ten lathoius of water when a shock was felt. It broke her back. The vessel buekiod, and then sett'ed down amidships. There was no time to properly launch the boats. The dinghey was swung overboard with the canvas covering intact, it was only reached by swimming, the twelve survivors ripping the covering. The Cobra’s stem and stem mot together in the air as she sank. The stern part alone was seen to founder. Tho Cobra belonged to the class of vessels of about 600 tous displacement, steaming 30 knots, and armed with 12- | pounders.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 220, 23 September 1901, Page 2
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