HMS Victoria (1887)

HMS Victoria was one of two Victoria class battleships of the Royal Navy. On 22 June 1893 she collided with HMS Camperdown near Tripoli, Lebanon during manoeuvres and quickly sank taking 358 crew with her, including the commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon. One of the survivors was her second-in-command, John Jellicoe, later British commander at the Battle of Jutland.

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''Victoria'' class - Battleships - Royal Navy - 22 June - 1893 - HMS ''Camperdown'' - Lebanon - British Mediterranean Fleet - George Tryon - John Jellicoe - Battle of Jutland

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She was originally to have been named Renown, but the name was changed before launching to celebrate Queen Victoria's Jubilee (i.e. 50 years since becoming monarch) which occurred the year that the ship was launched.

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Queen Victoria - Monarch

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She was the first battleship to be propelled by triple expansion steam engines and also the first Royal Navy ship to be equipped with a steam turbine, which was used to power a dynamo.

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Steam turbine - Dynamo

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