Citation

Vassallo DJ. J. R. Nav. Med. Serv. 1993; 79(2): 91-99.

Affiliation

Royal Army Medical College, Millbank, London.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Royal Naval Medical Service)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8263860

Abstract

This article commemorates the centenary of the tragic loss of the battleship HMS Victoria and 358 of her crew, together with the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon, as a result of an enigmatic order by Tryon himself. It also investigates the medical aspects and explores the contention that Tryon was suffering from Malta or Mediterranean fever (Brucellosis).

Language: en