Inscription (Left Side)
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VICE ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE TRYON K.C.B.
LIEUT. PHILIP H. MUNRO.CHAP. AND NAV. INSTR. REVD. SAMUEL S.O.M. MORRIS M.A.
FLT.PAYTR. VALENTINE D.J. RICKCORD. FLT. ENGR. FELIX FOREMAN. ENGR. FREDERICK G. HARDING
ASST. ENGRS. HENRY C. DEADMAN, WILLIAM E. HATHERLY, WILLIAM R. SEATON
GUNR.(T) WILLIAM HOWELL, BOSN.(S) WILLIAM BARNARD, CARPR. PHILIP H. BEALL
MID. LESLIE INGLIS, ARTHUR C. GRIEVE, AYSCOUGH G.H. FAWKES, HERBERT M. LANYON
MID. WALTER E. HENLEY, HAROLD W. GAMBIER, LAURENCE J.P. SCARLETT, FRASER S. STOOKS
CLK. TO SECY. HENRY R. ALLEN, ASST. CLK. ARTHUR D. SAVAGE
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EVENS, J.E. ARMSTRONG, J.A. JONES, MATTW. WHITE, WILLM. WHITMAN, WM. ARMSTRONG, WM. BALL, FCS.E. CHEETHAM, WM.H. MOORS, HENY.J. SILLICK, W.J. STANLEY, WM.G. VITTLES, JAS.S.S. RALLS, JAS.T. CROOMER, HY. THOMAS, SAML. CHRISTMAS, WR. COOK, JAS. LEE, HY.G. WHITE, EDWD.J. GRAY, GEO.S. BROWN, TIMY. DRISCOLL, MICHL. HOPKINS, GEO.H. MARTIN, BENJN.S. NEWMAN, JNO. NIGHTSCALES, BERD. WHEELER, JNS.W. GALLOWAY, THOS. CACCIOTTOLO, GSPE. THOMAS, RICHD. TAYLOR, J.P.H. BANTING, C.H. BURGON, HY. DUBBER, GEO. BROWN, WM. COLLINS, FCS.W. HARDWICK, WM. McGRATH, DNS.
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PRIVETT, ALFD. RIDDELL, HY.J. SELF, CHAS. SILCOCK, JNO. TAYLOR, WM. TROTT, SAML. WEEKS, HY.G. WILLIAMS, RICHD. DAWES, HY. FLANAGAN, TY. WARDER, CHAS. WRIGHT, R.H. BROWN, JAS. HOPKINS, JNO.J. RADAN, THEOE. SCICLUNA, ANTO. TILTMAN, ED. BARSTOW, J.W. BUTLER, ALFD. PRECA, CARMO. CAVANAGH, JAS. COAD, SAMLR. FIDLER, EDWD.A. GANGE, HENY. HOLLIDAY, LEOD. LESTER, BENJN. MARTIN, RICHD. MURPHY, MICHL. RABBETTS, F.W. FARO, GEO.J. TOMES, FREDK. AKEHURST, THOS. BAKER, GEO.H. BANKS, EDWD. BASS, THOS.H. BAWLIN, AUG.E. BERESFORD, WM.E.
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BOARDMAN, EDWD. BROWN, HY. BURNETT, WM. BUDD, CHAS. CARTER, THOS. COLEMAN, CHAS. COOPER, THOS. COX, WILLM.R. CRAIG, WILLM. DAVEY, CHAS. DIBBENS, WM.H. DOYLE, CORNLS. FINCH, FREDK. FISHER, CHAS. FLINTHAM, BARTW. FOGDEN, WM. FROST, GEO.H. GARNHAM, FRED. GIBSON, ARTR.D. GREEN, RCBT. GRIFFITHS, ALF.H. HALL, WILLM. HAFKER, FREDK.W. HORTON, HARLEY IRONS, EDWD.J. KINLOUGH, W.B. LAKE, JOHN LANDER, GEO. LOFTHOUSE, GEO.F. MASON, FRANK McFADDEN, JAS. MILLER, GEO. NELSON, GEO. NICHOLLS, MARTIN PAGE, JOHN PAGE, WILLM.A. PARSONS, GEO.
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PHELPS, ALBT. PRIVETT, HARRY PULLEN, JOH. RAMSHAW, J.C. ROOK, THOS. SIMMONS, JACB. STEDMAN. JNO.H. STOWELL, CHS. TOTHILL, ROBT.J. VAIL, WILLM.S. WEST, FRED WRAIGHT, THOS. HAINES, A. BASSON, JPH. BUCKETT, ARTR. BUSUTTIL, GIOVI. CHALKLEY, WM.E. CLUETT, GEO. COLLINS, SIDY.A. CONWAY, JAS. COOPER, WILLM. COX, WALTR.H. DAVIS, HENY. DUCKWORTH, WR. EDWARDS, CHAS. FLYNN, GEO. GRIFFIN, HARY.G. HOWGATE, THOS.G. HICKS, JNO.G. HOLLEY, FREDK.R. JELLEY, THOS.A. JOHNSON, CORNLS. JOHNSON, WM.N. JOYCE, ALFD.* LAMB, GEO. LIMBURN, HERBT.M. LOWES, MATTW.
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Inscription (Right Side)
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MARTINELLI, GIOI. McCORMACK, THOS. NEW, JNO.J. PENFOLD, WM.R. PITT, CHAS. POOLE, FRANK ROBERTS, HARY.R. SALMON, CHAS. SANFORD, LEWIS.H. SALTER, JOHN SCIBBERAS, MICLI. SMITH, JAS. (ALIAS COPPLESTONE) SPENCER, JNO. SPURLING, HERB. STRIBLING, WM.G. WHEATLEY, JAS.J. WILLIAMS, HY. WOODGATE, NICLS. PAYNE, T. GOOD, CHS.H. MANTLE, HY.W. PAVIA, EMALE. COXHEAD, WM.N. ARMFIELD, EDWD. BAYNES, FREDK. BLACKWELL, CHAS. BONNICK, HY.S. BRAMLEY, WILLM. BURGES, GEO. CARVANA, CARLO CHARTERS, AUGS.T. DENNIS, WILLM. HERD, WILLM. JOLLIFFE, JAS.E. JOHNSON, JAS.L. KINGSTON, JAS.W. LONG, EDWD. MARTIN, FRED. PARSONS, HY.S. PAYNE, WM.F. PERRY, ARTR.S. POLLYBLANK, E. ROBBINS, ALFD. SOUGHTON, WM. STATHAM, STANY.E. STENNER, LIOL.B. TIPPLE, ROBT. TOMKINS, CHAS. TOOZE, STEPHN.
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WEARN, WILLM. WOOD, JAS.W. DAVIS, EWD.H.W. McDOUGALL, T. VANSTONE, AT.J. AUSTIN, C.H. BIRD, GEO. BIRD, JNO.C.A. BOUSHER, W. BRADLEY, ECR. BROWN, WM.F. COLLIER, JPH. DICKENS, HARY. FLOYD, CHAS. GOLLEDGE, FRNK. HOLTON, RICHD. JAMES, HENY. LEARY, WM.H. LONG, ALBERT PARDOE, WM.H. PARRY, ALBT. PHILLBRICK, G.W. PRINCE, THOS. THELWELL, HERBT. TOWERS, MATTW. WARREN, WM.A. ABRAHAM, JNO. BEXXINA, LORZA. BLOOMFIELD, C.H. HOLLOWAY, C.H. KIMPTON, G.F. LEE, JAS.W. PORTELLI, SPO. SOULE, EDWD. SPITARI, MAOL. TIPPETT, CHAS. HILLS, R.A.W. LEONARD, SAML. STORR, JAS. BURLO, ENRO. BONAVIRI, SALV. COCO, SALVTE. DE MASO, CAETO. MELI, ANGO. PARNIS, SALVTE. SFORZA, GIOVI. TAYLOR, OST.A. TEDESCHI, VINZO. URSO, VINZO.
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BARNETT, F. BEDWELL, E.T. (ALIAS SMITH T.) BORG, JPH. CATANIA, SPI. FENECH, SALVC. MILLS, E.G. STARK, WALTR. HOPKINS, W.J. TRESIAS, JON.W. ASHBY, FRED. ANDREWS, RD. BARBER, JNO.H. COOK, GEO.C. COLLINGWOOD,S.C. DUNSTER, W.G. EDGECOMBE, G.E. FORSYTH, JAS. GILLAM, JNO.E. MILLER, JAS. ORMAN, GEO.W. POULSON, W.H. PERKINS, O.M. ROBBINS, J.W. SEALEY, HY.G. SEYMOUR, W.H. SCHWAFATY, J.F. MARINES HOLNESS, T. MORAN, A.E. CLEAL, W. HEAYSMAN, G.H. WITHEFORD, W.E. WEEKS, HY. BAKER, ARTR. BULLETT, F.W. BOWLING, JNO. BANCROFT, ALFD. BROWN, WILLM. BUTT, A.W. COLE, FRACS. COX, CHRR.W.H. DUCK, H.S. ELLIS, WILLM. FARLEY, EDWD. FEATHERSTONE, A. FERGUSON, W.M.
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FRANKLIN, E.W. GIBSON, THOS. HUMPHRIES, JAS. JONES, A.E. KENT, J.L. LANE, CHAS. LODGE, HENY. MATSELL, J.G MARSH, GEO. MOORE, J.J.E. PETERS, ROBT.J. SAVAGE, RICHD. SCAMBLER, J.R. SHELDRAKE, FRD. VERNON, PATK. WILLIAMSON, J. BREWIN, A.E. BLANCHARD, WM. BOLDING, THOS. CARTER, T.J. CORCORAN, C.J. COUSINS, HARLD. DRAPER, G.T. ELBURN, TOM EVANS, JOHN.T FREELAND, GEO. HILLERY, WM. HUGHES, F.E.B. LIDDELL, DAVID MAIDMENT, EDD. MERRITT, H.T. MORRIS, WILLM. PICKETT, CHAS. PRENTIS, W.O. REMINGTON, H.E. SNITH, F.C. TAYLOR, HARRY THEROULDE, H.A. THOMAS, F.L. THOMPSON, HY. VINLINER, JNO. WAKEFORD, WM. WARD, ELIJAH WEST, EDWD. WILLIAMS, HY. LANGFORD, HY. COLLINS, W.L. DAVIS, W.J. LOWE, GEORGE
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 PHOTO: CHRISTIAN FRANCIS
Additional Information
In 2004 the wreck of the Victoria was discovered by diver Christian Francis. She was found in 140 metres of water off the coast near Tripoli in Lebanon and was located using sonar. The most amazing aspect of the wreck is that unlike all others she sits vertically with about two thirds of her above the sea bed. The upright position is assumed to have been caused by the huge weight of her fore guns which would have dragged her down bow first. The wreck has already been declared a war grave and an exclusion zone has been imposed around her whilst the English and Lebanese authorities determine her legal status. For details of how the wreck was discovered and the dives that were made on her see www.lebanondivers.com
Christian Francis also brought to our attention the fact that 6 bodies were recovered from the sea after the sinking and were buried in a special cemetery in Tripoli (see photo). The Ottoman Sultan had offered a piece of land on which the cemetery was built. He did this as a sign of friendship towards the UK and a plaque witnessing this is also placed inside the cemetery's walls.
Memorial to Admiral Tryon
PHOTO: DAVID SAUNDERSThere is a memorial to Admiral Tryon at St Nicholas's Church, Bulwick, Northamptonshire (see photo). The inscription reads as follows
VICE ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE TRYON K.C.B 3RD SON OF THOMAS TRYON. BORN JANUARY 4TH 1832 A man of great energy, zeal and resource who earned a world wide reputation as seaman, strategist and tactician he was wounded in the trenches before Sebastopol, Director of Naval transports Abysinnian War, Commander in Chief on
the Australian and finally the Mediterranean station where he died heroically at his post when H.M.S. Victoria sank June 22 1893. Much loved and deeply mourned.
See also the Memorials to Midshipman Herbert M Lanyon in St Jude's Church and Fleet Engineer Felix Foreman in Highland Road Cemetery.
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