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{{LieutRN}} '''John Dundas Nicholls''', ( – 22 September, 1884) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{LieutRN}} '''John Dundas Nicholls''', R.N. (3 January, 1847 – 22 September, 1884) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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On 22 September 1884, Nicholls's ''Wasp'' ran aground near the lighthouse at Tory Island while setting out to deliver Irish Harbours and FIsheries Commissioners to their stations on the coast of Ireland. The ship was unable to launch boats in the pounding waves, and attempts to raise steam were tardy, as she had been under way on sail only at the time of striking ground. Only six men of sixty-two survived.{{HepperLosses|p. 13}} | |||
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Revision as of 00:14, 4 January 2018
Lieutenant John Dundas Nicholls, R.N. (3 January, 1847 – 22 September, 1884) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 22 September 1884, Nicholls's Wasp ran aground near the lighthouse at Tory Island while setting out to deliver Irish Harbours and FIsheries Commissioners to their stations on the coast of Ireland. The ship was unable to launch boats in the pounding waves, and attempts to raise steam were tardy, as she had been under way on sail only at the time of striking ground. Only six men of sixty-two survived.[1]
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| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Wasp ? – 22 Sep, 1884[2] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
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