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HMS Natal

Cromarty Firth, Ross-shire

A warship that blew up during a film party, in a quiet Highland firth.

On 30 December 1915 the cruiser HMS Natal was anchored in the Cromarty Firth. The captain was hosting a film party for local guests, including women and children.

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When
30 December 1915
Where
57.6900, -4.0800
Group
Shipwrecks

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A memorial stands at Invergordon. The wreck is a war grave.

Cover of Blood and Gold by Cale Mills
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Blood and Gold

Sixteen true stories of mutiny, mercy, treasure and the gallows from the Golden Age of Piracy: Henry Every, Bartholomew “Black Bart” Roberts, Edward England, Howell Davis, Christopher Moody, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Charles Vane, Benjamin Hornigold, Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, Israel Hands, Calico Jack, Edward Low, Captain William Kidd and Samuel “Black Sam” Bellamy. Where the record is uncertain, the book says so.

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