HMS Victoria: The Malta Disaster

HMS Victoria: The Malta Disaster

Season: 6 Episode: 9

At around 15:30 on 22 June 1893, disaster struck in the Eastern Mediterranean as HMS Victoria, the proud flagship of the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, collided with HMS Camperdown during fleet manoeuvres. Within moments, chaos unfolded, and the mighty warship began its tragic descent beneath the waves, sealing its fate in one of the most shocking naval catastrophes of the era.

CAST

Rear Admiral Markham - Steve Sheperd

Captain Maurice Bourke - Joe Wilson

President - Marcus Kepple-Palmer

Prosecutor - Molly Jefferies

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This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. 

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SOURCES

U.S Naval Institute

The Colorado Daily Chieftain, July 28, 1893

"The Loss of the Victoria – Admiral Markham's Despatches". The Times: 6. 3 July 1893.

The Dreadnought Project

The Independent

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