HMS Doterel

HMS Doterel was a Doterel-class sloop launched by the Royal Navy in 1880. She sank at anchor off Punta Arenas after an explosion on 26 April 1881 during her maiden voyage to the Pacific. Her loss caused the deaths of 143 crew members, and there were 12 survivors. She was en route to join the Pacific Station. Her loss was initially the source of much speculation. Causes considered included an attack by the Fenians, a lost torpedo, and a coal gas explosion. An enquiry in September 1881 concluded coal gas was the cause.

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1880 Wikimedia, Wikidata
Doterel-class screw sloop, screw sloop, Chatham Dockyard, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,

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1880 HMS Doterel

1878-05-13T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1880-03-02T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1880-12-07T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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The loss of the 'Doterel', Funeral Service performed over the remains of those who perished by the Explosion - The Graphic 1881 (cropped)

HMS 'Doterel', destroyed in the Straits of Magellan on April 26 - The Penny Illustrated Paper 1881

Recovering guns and cables from the wreck of HMS 'Dotorel', at Punta Arenas

Burial place (now Plaza Lautaro Navarro) of the recovered bodies and memorial to those who lost their lives by the explosion on HMS 'Dotorel' at Punta Arenas.

HMS 'Doterel', lately blown up in the Strait of Magellan - ILN 1881 (cropped)

Sandy Point, the Chilean Penal Settlement off which the explosion took place on HMS 'Doterel'

Wreck of the HMS Doterel

HMS Doterel

Type	Subtype	Description	Source

link	page	Dreadnought Project page^@	Wikidata
link	page	The Victorian Royal Navy page^@	Wikidata
commons	image	The loss of the 'Doterel', Funeral Service performed over the remains of those who perished by the Explosion - The Graphic 1881 (cropped)	Commons
commons	image	HMS 'Doterel', destroyed in the Straits of Magellan on April 26 - The Penny Illustrated Paper 1881	Commons
commons	image	Recovering guns and cables from the wreck of HMS 'Dotorel', at Punta Arenas	Commons
commons	image	Burial place (now Plaza Lautaro Navarro) of the recovered bodies and memorial to those who lost their lives by the explosion on HMS 'Dotorel' at Punta Arenas.	Commons
commons	image	HMS 'Doterel', lately blown up in the Strait of Magellan - ILN 1881 (cropped)	Commons
commons	image	Sandy Point, the Chilean Penal Settlement off which the explosion took place on HMS 'Doterel'	Commons
commons	image	Sandy Point, the Chilean Penal Settlement off which the explosion took place on HMS 'Doterel'	Commons
commons	image	Wreck of the HMS Doterel	Commons
commons	image	HMS Doterel	Commons
commons	image	HMS Doterel	Commons

HMS Doterel

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