HMS VALERIAN (1916 - 1926)
The ARABLE Class sloop HMS VALERIAN (Commander W J Usher, RN) was caught in the the Havana-Bermuda hurricane while en route to Bermuda. She was only a few miles from harbour but was unable to see any marker bouys and as a consequence to avoid the risk of accident while trying to gain the entrance the commanding officer decided to go further out to sea and ride out the storm. The storm was very fierce however and she did not have enough power in her engines to keep station. VALERIAN was blown over onto her side and sank with the loss of 86 of her crew of 115.
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PEOPLE WHO DIED WHILE SERVING IN THIS UNIT
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Jacqueline Cruickshank
22 October 2024, 9:49pm
Ian Exeter
22 October 2024, 8:50am