No, The troops on board the Birkenhead were inexperienced and were not used to facing danger, for most of them had joined army lately. We come to know about gallantry and discipline through the report by one of the officer who was rescued.
The soldiers showed great discipline and heroism while the women and children escaped in the boats.
No, many of the men were not rescued, who remained on the ship struggled a lot on the surface of the sea and held on to pieces of the wreckage until a rescue ship arrived on the spot and picked them up.
Pumice does not sink.
A Digger Drill allows you to make a base underground.
Douglas W. Phillips is the author of The Birkenhead Drill, the account of the HMS Birkenhead that sank after striking a ledge in 1852 on its way to South Africa. She took 20 minutes to sink, and the heroic decision of the hundreds of men aboard to save the women and children became the reason for this practice today on floundering vessels.
The Danger Point
The poem by Kipling, Soldier and Sailor Too."But to stand an' be still to the Birken'ead drillis a damn tough bullet to chew"
Birkenhead was an important seaport and was renowned for its shipbuilding industry, sadly all but gone now. There was also a ship called HMS Birkenhead after which the 'Birkenhead drill' is named.
The Birkenhead Drill happened in 1852 when HMS Birkenhead began sinking and the Captain of the ship gave the order that women and children should be first off the sinking ship because there was not enough life boats for everybody and as a consequence all the women and children survived but all the men perished on the sinking ship.
The Birkenhead sank on 25th February 1851 and about 64 kilometers away from Cape Town in South Africa.
The churning paddle wheels of the Birkenhead drove her on with such force that the rock sliced through into the hull ripping open the compartment between the engine-room and forepeak. Water flooded into the forward compartment of the lower troop deck filling it instantly.
I've lived in bhead 4 all my life and I've neva heared of no lawI'm wondering if it refers to Birkenhead Drill....... I hadn't heard of this 'till a pal asked me it in a Quiz question. HMS Birkenhead was sinking and the cry 'Women & children first' was apparently first used.
Very slowly and have lots of extra drill bits.
No, The troops on board the Birkenhead were inexperienced and were not used to facing danger, for most of them had joined army lately. We come to know about gallantry and discipline through the report by one of the officer who was rescued.
Yes, you can. Use a centre punch first so your drill bit doesn't 'skid' on the shiny surface.
Birkenhead's population is 83,729.