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Battle of May Island Collision Disaster Reviewed

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1918

David Beatty Beatty, 1st1 February 1918

Firth of Forth · Warfare / World War, 1st

Beatty's command reviews the chain of collisions during the night exercise later called the Battle of May Island.

Names involved

David Beatty Beatty, 1st

Provenance

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