Tiger ( Late WW11 Cruiser) - 5 photo's.

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photo's 4 & 5 above courtesy of Mr. Bob Hanley.

During August 1966 HMS Tiger was berthed alongside at Devonport when, during "Firing Circuit Testing", a "Live" cordite charge became mixed up with the dummy charges. The result was a 6" dummy round was fired into a dockside crane. Fortunately no-one was injured.

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