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The Life of Sir George Tryon
The Life of Sir George Tryon
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Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon, KCB (4 January 1832 – 22 June 1893) was a British admiral who died when his flagship HMS Victoria collided with HMS Camperdown during manoeuvres off Tripoli, Lebanon.
It is probable that the name of Sir George Tryon is known to many of his countrymen only as the man who was responsible for the loss of the Victoria. They know nothing of a singularly active and useful life, devoted to the profession which he loved, and to the highest interests of his country; and even that more restricted circle to whom his name was familiar during the various commands and important appointments which he held, will be apt to forget his many valuable services in the memory of the great catastrophe.
Various theories have been put forward to account for the hoisting of the signal which caused the disaster: they need not be discussed here, as the subject must be alluded to in the last chapter; but whatever speculations may be made as to what might have been done by others to avoid a collision between the Victoria and the Camperdown after once the signal had been acknowledged, there can be no doubt that the signal was the primary cause of the accident: and we know that, with that honesty and generosity which characterised his whole life, Sir George Tryon with his last words took upon himself the sole responsibility. It was no more than those who knew him best would have expected from him.
It is probable that the name of Sir George Tryon is known to many of his countrymen only as the man who was responsible for the loss of the Victoria. They know nothing of a singularly active and useful life, devoted to the profession which he loved, and to the highest interests of his country; and even that more restricted circle to whom his name was familiar during the various commands and important appointments which he held, will be apt to forget his many valuable services in the memory of the great catastrophe.
Various theories have been put forward to account for the hoisting of the signal which caused the disaster: they need not be discussed here, as the subject must be alluded to in the last chapter; but whatever speculations may be made as to what might have been done by others to avoid a collision between the Victoria and the Camperdown after once the signal had been acknowledged, there can be no doubt that the signal was the primary cause of the accident: and we know that, with that honesty and generosity which characterised his whole life, Sir George Tryon with his last words took upon himself the sole responsibility. It was no more than those who knew him best would have expected from him.
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