HMS Diadem rescuing crew of American ship C. W. Connor

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HMS Diadem rescuing crew of American ship C. W. Connor

HMS Diadem was a British Royal Navy screw frigate. In March 1832 she was returning to Britain from Bermuda when she came across the dismasted American ship C.W. Connor which was helpless and in grave danger. She rescued the crew, comprising the Master and five men, who had endured the vagaries of the Atlantic for five days, consuming only ships biscuits and rainwater. The crew were subsequently transferred to the American ship Annapolis. From " The Illustrated London News" dated Saturday April 12th, 1862. " The Illustrated London News" was the worlds first illustrated weekly newspaper and was first published in 1842 by Herbert Ingram

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