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The History Chap Podcast
102: The HMS Birkenhead Disaster
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Chris Green
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The HMS Birkenhead disaster occurred off the coast of South Africa in 1852.
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A British troopship sank after hitting rocks and over 600 soldiers and sailors were cast into the shark infested waters on a dark February night.
Scores were attacked and killed by Great White Sharks.
Just 193 - a third - survived.