Loss of the troopship Birkenhead, South Africa, 1852

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Loss of the troopship Birkenhead, South Africa, 1852

Loss of the troopship Birkenhead, South Africa, 1852. HMS Birkenhead, an iron paddle-steamer troopship sailed from Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland, for the Cape of Good Hope on 7 January 1852. She foundered off Simons Bay, South Africa on 26 February. The troops commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Seton, gave the order Women and children first and the troops stood in line on deck as if on parade and awaited their fate. Of the 638 people on board, only 193 were saved

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