Old Photograph Funeral Sailors HMS Natal Cromarty Scotland

Old photograph the funeral of sailors from HMS Natal in Cromarty, Scotland. HMS Natal was a Warrior class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She escorted the royal yacht in 1911 and 1912 for the newly crowned King George V's trip to India to attend the Delhi Durbar. During World War I the ship was assigned to the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet, but did not participate in any battles. Natal was sunk by an internal explosion near Cromarty on 30 December 1915 with the loss of at least 390 crewmen and civilians.



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