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Foster's Daily Democrat
Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire
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In Hull, England, on Feb. 11, the passenger steamer Marbella, bound for Hamburg, sank after colliding with the British warship Galatea in Hull roads the previous evening. All passengers and crew were saved. The Galatea ran aground near Alexandra dock that morning. Details of the Marbella's specifications provided.
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steamer Marbella, bound from here
for Hamburg, was sunk by collision with
the bow of the British warship Galatea
in Hull roads last evening. All the passengers
and crew were saved. The Galatea
was run aground near the entrance
to Alexandra dock at this place shortly
after high water this morning. The
Marbella was a steel screw steamer,
built at Port Glasgow in 1894. She registered
933 tons gross and 384 tons net.
She is 300 feet long, 56 feet beam and 22.6
feet deep and has a maximum draught of
22.6 feet. She was built at Glasgow
in 1894.
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Primary Location
Hull, England
Event Date
Feb. 11
Outcome
all passengers and crew saved; marbella sunk; galatea run aground
Event Details
The passenger steamer Marbella, bound from Hull for Hamburg, sank after collision with the bow of the British warship Galatea in Hull roads last evening. The Galatea was run aground near the entrance to Alexandra dock shortly after high water this morning.