When the HMS Birkenhead, a British ship carrying troops, began to - TopicsExpress



          

When the HMS Birkenhead, a British ship carrying troops, began to sink off the coast of South Africa in 1852, the captain and military officers on board famously allowed women and children to board the lifeboats first. The captain and many of the troops stayed on the ship until the last, perishing in the ocean as the women and children made their way to safety. Their chivalrous act of self-sacrifice is considered to have helped set the standard for noble conduct at sea.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 11:59:07 +0000

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