WARSPITE'S DAMAGE.
A VETERAN OF JUTLAND.
(BBITISH OmCIAI, WIBELMS.)
RUGBY, July 13,
The Admiralty reports that the battleship Warspite yesterday afternoon struck an uncharted obstruction near Repi Island Lighthouse. The chart shows between 57 and 60 fathoms of water at this spot, which is near the island of Skiathos. in the Maenn Sea. The vessel sustained slight damage, three double-bottom compartments being flooded. She will probably have to return to Malta to be docked. , , . .~„ The Warspite is a battleship ofthe Queen Elizabeth class and is the flagship of Vice-Admiral Kelly, second m command of the Mediterranean Fleet. She is of 27,500 tons, armed . with eight 15in guns. She took part m tne Battle of Jutland.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19363, 16 July 1928, Page 9
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