HMS Vanguard
Names and owners
Year
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Name
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Owner
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1909
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HMS Vanguard
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Royal Navy
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Fate
On July 9th, 1917, the St. Vincent-class battleship HMS Vanguard sank following a catastrophic internal explosion while at anchor in Scapa Flow, Orkney. Over eight hundred crew were lost including three from the Hartlepools: Edward Egglestone, Thomas Hudson, and Edward Morrigan.
