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Saved Thread - THE SOUTH AFRICAN TELEGRAPH - EXPRESS

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THE SOUTH AFRICAN TELEGRAPH - EXPRESS
16th November 1920

Collusion in Bonny Bay!

Douala. Yesterday RSAN Uruguay got involved into a collusion with the Swedish steamer Stockholm just 120 miles south of Malabo. It is not yet clear how this could happen but first reports indicate that the Swedish captain underestimated the speed of the battleship. Evasive manoeuvres were not successful and the steamer hit the warship right at her bow, tearing some plates away and cutting trough several compartments. It took two hours to separate the two ships again. Due to good luck the forward watertight doors on the steamer held and the ship with her ~650 passengers stayed afloat with no sign of damage except for ~15 meters of her bow, the grace lines now looking like a mess of twisted metal. The battleship on the other side got down to the bow several degrees due to the flooding. Her forward movement during the collusion allowed Stockholms bow to rip several meters of her hull open like a can opener, even her forward belt being displaced by the energy of the impact.
After their separation both ships sail to Douala escorting each other, reaching the town today noon. Stockholm first went for the passenger pier while RSAN Uruguay immediately headed for the naval yards, both bringing their wounded to the waiting ambulances. The battleship will now unload her ammunition and enter the 220m dock tomorrow.
We were told that nobody died on Stockholm but approx. 85 were wounded, several of them severely. On RSAN Uruguay 5 sailors weren´t that lucky and got killed when Stockholm crashed into their ship. 15 got wounded badly and another 22 received light wounds like small cuts and brushes.

[Players note: RSAN Uruguay will now be rated damaged. Her condition is 76% now. Below is a picture of the ship. Comments are welcome.]



Edited by: King of Riva at: 4/17/03 5:30:48 am