Vixen
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 8:28 am
Kevin has sent me this cutting from the Illustrated London News 14/09/1912.
"On the evening of the 16th of February 1912 the destroyer HMS VIXEN was heading down the Tyne to sea when she collided with the local ferry South Shields and sustained considerable damage. The photo shows her in one of the Wallsend docks. She was built by Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Barrow in 1900 and was broken up in 1921." Apparently the ferry took the blame for not having a proper look out and ignoring the VIXEN's whistle.
"On the evening of the 16th of February 1912 the destroyer HMS VIXEN was heading down the Tyne to sea when she collided with the local ferry South Shields and sustained considerable damage. The photo shows her in one of the Wallsend docks. She was built by Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Barrow in 1900 and was broken up in 1921." Apparently the ferry took the blame for not having a proper look out and ignoring the VIXEN's whistle.