Marine Dynamics marks 174 years since the HMS Birkenhead sank off Danger Point, as the Overstrand community gathers at sea to ...

A memorial has been unveiled in Birkenhead (Wirral, Liverpool City Region, United Kingdom) dedicated to the victims of one of the worst maritime disasters of the 19th century. HMS Birkenhead, a steam ...

Q: Where did the phrase "women and children first" originate? -- K.S.Z., Glens Falls, N.Y. A: On Feb. 26, 1852, HMS Birkenhead sank off the coast of South Africa. The ship carried 480 British troops ...

In 1852, the HMS Birkenhead struck rocks off the coast of South Africa. While women and children escaped to safety, hundreds of soldiers stood at attention—refusing to abandon ship. Left in the water, ...