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HMS Bulwark is destroyed by a large internal explosion with the loss of 741 men while at anchor near Sheerness.

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HMS Bulwark (1899)

Pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy

HMS Bulwark was one of five London-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy at the end of the 19th century. The Londons were a sub-class of the Formidable-class pre-dreadnoughts. Completed in 1902 she was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet as its…
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Sheerness

Town in Kent, England

Sheerness is a port town and civil parish beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 13,249, it is the second largest town on the island after the nearby town of Minster which has a population…
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November 26

Day of the year

November 26 is the 330th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 35 days remain until the end of the year.
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