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The Morning News
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
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British warships Resolution and Gleaner encountered a hurricane in the Bay of Biscay on Tuesday, suffering damage and injuries. Resolution returned to Queenstown on Dec. 23 with one man missing; Gleaner arrived in a Spanish port.
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They Encounter a Hurricane But Finally Make Port.
Queenstown, Dec. 23.—The British warship Resolution, a twin screw battle ship of the first-class, carrying fourteen guns, accompanied by the twin screw torpedo catcher Gleaner, encountered a hurricane in the Bay of Biscay, on Tuesday during which the Gleaner was lost sight of. The Resolution has returned here much damaged, and having lost a life boat and reporting one man missing. The Resolution had a terrible experience, and was almost submerged for several hours. She shipped tons of water below, and several of her crew were injured, and much damage was done to the warship's deckwork. The Gleaner has turned up in a Spanish port, also damaged.
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Bay Of Biscay
Event Date
Tuesday
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resolution damaged, lost life boat, one man missing, several crew injured; gleaner damaged
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The British warship Resolution and torpedo catcher Gleaner encountered a hurricane in the Bay of Biscay on Tuesday. Gleaner was lost sight of during the storm. Resolution returned to Queenstown much damaged, almost submerged for hours, shipped tons of water, with deckwork damage. Gleaner arrived in a Spanish port damaged.