No.42. Dudley. ([Fig. 27.])
November 27th.
1 killed.
Fig. 27.
Plain Cylinder, 25ft. long, 6ft. diameter, plates 7/16 inch, pressure 50 lbs. Had been a one tube Cornish, but tube had been taken out, leaving flat ends. Back end was blown out. Main shell thrown forwards. The cause of explosion was weakness of construction in not sufficiently strengthening the flat end to compensate for loss of tube.
No.43. Shields. ([Fig. 28.])
December 7th.
none injured.