The HMS Victoria Disaster (Pt 3)

Season: 6 Episode: 11

HMS Victoria, the proud flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, collided with HMS Camperdown during a routine manoeuvre gone horribly wrong. The impact tore a massive hole in Victoria’s bow, and within just fifteen minutes, the ship rolled over and sank beneath the waves. A total of 358 souls were lost, including Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon. It remains one of the Royal Navy’s most infamous maritime catastrophes—a tragedy etched deep in naval history.

In this, the final episode, we find out what happened at the end of this tale.

CAST

Rear Admiral Markham - Steve Sheperd

Captain Maurice Bourke - Joe Wilson

President - Marcus Kepple-Palmer

Prosecutor - Molly Jefferies

Lieutenant Lord Gillford - Julian Kendell

Lieutenant Henry Buller-Bradshaw - David James-Haile

Judge - Tony Allen

THIS PODCAST

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

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SOURCES

Tripoli (Victoria) Naval Cemetery

Royal Collection Trust

Dreadnought Project

Find-a-Grave

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