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In the Royal Navy, then as now, an order had to be obeyed implicitly. Admiral Sir George Tryon said the ships would 20 turn in on one another in a distance of six cables, but every officer on board knew that eight was the minimum if the danger of collision was to be avoided.
twice reminded that it was time to turn. The greatest feet in navy was the world's greatest hending straight for a foreign shore at 10 moh and with its gross momentum from some 100,000 tons of icel the need for a turn was becoming urgent,
All but one of the ships of the two divisions appeared to have acknowledged and underslova
Only the order,
the Camper- down, with Rear Admiral Markham aboard, still showed by his signal that he uncertain.
Too
close
Was
Impatiently Tryon ordered the Yeoman of Signals to semaphore to Camperdown, "What are you waiting for."
At last Markham signalled showing that he and his Flog- Captain understood the order. and the two ships began their
since two of his officers had Gillford 'ordered a midshipman, He had no intention of question- questioned him.
ng the Admiral's order again,
it this was apparently an tum. nocent merna ef drawing his intention
10 more suicidally short distance tween the flagships.
"Six cables, sir," the midship- may reported promptly.
charing curious to discover the method Tryon would employ to get his eleven ships into Tripel roads on their correct bearings.
ADMIRALS IN COLLISION.
By RICHARD HOUGH
once
+
the "We had better do something, bc sir."
sold Captain Bourke to Admiral Tryon anxiously, "We shall be too close to that ship." he said indicating the Camper- down.
Tryon
ther ignored him or. 0 90 den happened. Was with the exciting
Six cables, or 1,200 yards. The cerrect distance. And as the lowest ordinary Bezman know, the combined turning circles of preoccupied the Victorin and the Camper- down were not less than eight cabler, or 1,000 perda. Bul. it Trycn heard the midshipman's report he gave no sign of it.
Three times directly, and once later Hawkins, It was already evident that, as so indirectly, the Commander-in- raminted that hurrying all often occurred, the approach Chief had been
the distance belween the Haven't you fucde a mistake," would be an unorthodox one. he asked Lord Gillfurd in seine Only In the Vicicria was there columns was dangerously Inado- agitation, "as the Admirul said any real anxiety, and even quate for, the manoeuvre he the columns were to be eight the flagship no one but Captain Intended. cables."
Bourke, Staff Commander Hawkins - Smith and Flax Lieutenant Lord Gilford, the three officers who were aware of Tryon's apparently dangerous intentions, were at all concerned,
A moreni Smith came
"No, I think net" Lord G- produced the ford replied, and slip of paper with the figure 0
on it.
Obeyed
between the two divisions, if they were to turn inwards, was dungerously close; but even to muke comment on such an elementary puint Iu the Commander-in-Chief, required Hawkins-Smith glanced down some courage.
at it but was still nut silved. "I am sure the Admiral intend ed il to be eight. Will you please go down to his cabin acain to make certain.".
Lord Gilford did as he was
·told.
"The Staff Commander asked ne to remind you that you had ngreed tu enii cobles, sir," he
Criticism
As Captain Bourke later sug- gested: "Open criticism to one's Hell an hour later, Tryon superior is not quite consonant He with true discipline" for that emerged from his cabin. turned to Lord Clilford to give. WLS a dangerous course, strik- 10g deep at the foundations of him the signal to reverse the direction of the fleet, which he discipline and responsibility." had cutlined in his cabin.
There was no single signal in the book to cover the evolution Tryon had planned. and it had to be made as two reparale crders, one to each column:
It was a particularly difficult situation for the Fing Captain for he was still nominally in command of his ship and respon- sible for her safely, while Ad- miral Tryon was in command of ihe entire fleet and was respon- lble for the safely of every ver sel in 1 Bourke knew that
Second Division aller course in succession 10 points to nar- board, preserving the order it within a few minutes the order
said und Bourke added anxiously, the feet and First Division would be given for the helm of "You certainly said it was to be after course in succession 16 ship to be put over in an evolu- more than 'six cables, sir."
points to port, preserving the tlon which, in his own mind, order of the fleet.
Tryon looked up from his desk. He was not pleased. "Leave it at six cables," he said brusquely. It was a long time no
could have only one result.
"Take the distance to the Cam- As the two lines of Ironclads steamed towards the Tripon perdown (leading the second
battleships)." Lord coast at D knots. Tryon was
of
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and critical moment of this com- plex evolution. This was the
me when like a choreographer watching the first rehearsal of a new ballet, he could observe the reality of the movement he had created in his mind.
ACROSS
1 Crowd round n queen (3). 4 Redduned (5).
8 Hangs on to the dh inalda
(0).
10
He seemed completely oblivious of the danger as two ships drew rapidly towards one other. It either of the closing flugships reversed its helm and reversed 12 one screw, there was just a chance that a collision could still 14 be prevented.
It shows with red but not with green (5).
Frai? (G).
Cool carrier (7).
17
10
Miss Daniels? (4).
Where On Five times in the final minutes
wood niny be burnt and metali (7). of this amazing drama, Coplain Bourke asked for permission to 20 Caterer's walk (7). lake
ection. The emergency
Then 22 Send back prisoners Admiral said nothing. he saw for the first time the war in exchange (4). terrifying proximity +1
23 Belongings (7), Camperdown and sald at once: "Yes, go astern."
the
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DOWN
1 Fires bags (3).
2 The farewell of Alphonse?
(5),
3 Possibility of power (8):
A bit of ignorance In Algeria (4).
Talk nonsense (0)
7 Shade more heavily (6),
distress
9 Casca
(7).
111
another's
Not siatic (6),
13 Not exactly - 4 chority
match (7).
of 15 The sillers boasted (4).
10 Fish (0),
A
No slit in the throat? (G),
nobleman of old
(0).
18 Car part! (4).
20. Polsonous fly in two mixeḍ Yards separated 29 Minor Only 400
sels (0). the two ships
(5). as Captain
21 Go into orbit? (8). Bourke called "Full speed 30 A stern fellow in a boat? 24 Is this county stony? (5). astern both screws?" and even engines the 14,000 horse-power of the Victoria could do little 31 Throws out (6).
the ironclad's 32 Territory of a Queen (5). more than ch progress befor must
meet.
the two ships
NEXT WEEK:
The ranks of Dooth stood firm
25 Punctuation maric (5). · 20 Country Ray is in (8), 20 Tidy a net perhaps (4)..
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