Title

Boiler explosion on board HMS 'Britannia', 28th April 1908. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Boiler explosion on board HMS 'Britannia', 28th April 1908. The explosion, which occurred in one of the warship's aft boiler rooms, seriously injured five of the crew. Three of them died later.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1908

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C46_392

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,0Mb) / 17,4in x 11,2in / 5211 x 3357 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation sea ship ships British geography accident explosion war disaster century Britain catastrophe victim concept incident Navy B&W sailor MONOCHROME killed warfare sailors battleship naval warfare water transport warship black & white black and white B W 1900s 20th century Royal Navy The Print Collector geographical feature naval uniform photograph portrait HMS Britannia Unknown photograph portrait