ACCIDENT TO THE INVINCIBLE.
SERIOUS INJURIES,
(By Elkotbio Telbqbapr-Cofybjsht,) (Pib Press Asiooiation.) LONDON, May 5. The battleship Invincible docked at Portsmouth on Tuesday for complete overhaul, When her full weight rested on the wooden blocks her keel frames, strengthening her double bottom, suddenly buckled and collapsed, The ship's weight bent the frame like a bow, bulging them on either side. When floated and examined serious injuries were disclosed.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9507, 6 May 1911, Page 3
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68ACCIDENT TO THE INVINCIBLE. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9507, 6 May 1911, Page 3
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