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Auction: 25111 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 812

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R. (Hy. Taylor Chf.Qr.Mr. H.M.S. Crocodile), very fine

H.M.S. Crocodile was built for the transport of troops between the United Kingdom and the Indian sub-continent and was operated by the Royal Navy. She carried up to 1,200 troops and family on a passage of approximately 70 days. On 27 November 1867, she collided with the Canadian merchant ship John Dwyer in the English Channel 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Start Point, Devon. John Dwyer sank with the loss of four of her crew. Crocodile rescued the survivors.

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£140

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