The New York Times/1901/08/01/British Warship Ashore?

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BRITISH WARSHIP ASHORE?

Report that the Battleship Glory, Admiral Rawson's Flagship, is Aground on the Chinese Coast.

HONGKONG, July 31.—It is reported that the new British battleship Glory, flagship of the British China Squadron, is ashore between here and Shanghai.

The warships Eclipse, Daphne, and Pigmy have left this port suddenly. No explanation of their departure is given.

The first-class battleship Glory was launched early last year at Birkenhead, and went into commission in November. She is one of the ships of the Canopus class, regarded as among the finest vessels in the British Navy. She is of 12,950 tons displacement, and has 13,500 horse power. She is heavily armored, and carries four twelve-Inch guns, twelve six-inch quick-firing guns, and eighteen smaller quick-firing guns. She has a speed of over eighteen knots and carries a crew of 700 men. She cost £844,057.

The Glory flies the flag of Vice Admiral Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson, who succeeded Vice. Admiral Sir Edward H. Seymour as Commander in Chief on the British China station.

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