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...courtroom in Portsmouth dockyard and saw that his sword lying on the judges' table had its point toward him in token of guilt. He was retired on half pay and dismissed from his ship as responsible for the strange collision in mid-ocean between the huge battle cruisers Hood and Renown. Rear Admiral Sidney Robert Bailey, in command of the maneuvers, and Captain Francis T. B. Tower of the Hood, also court martialed, were acquitted (TIME, March...
What this country needs is a counter-falter and murderer, a perfect criminal, secret, unscrupulous, ruthless, yet with high moral purpose. Given this un-catchable, unknown Robin Hood, America's problems of recovery, reform, and revolution would be solved...
...wearing white kid gloves and a frock coat on watch and drinking the King's health in port, that Admirals are almost never guilty. Since 1687 only eight British Admirals have been haled before courts martial, and only three of them found guilty.* The collision between Hood and Renown risked the lives of nearly 3,000 men, $50,000,000 worth of British taxpayers' money. Last week not only the two ships' commanders, Captain Francis T. B. Tower of the Hood and Captain Henry Richard Sawbridge of the Renown, but also the commander of the Squadron, Rear...
...immediate operation of his own flagship is concerned, an Admiral is little more than a passenger. The Hood's behavior was none of Admiral Bailey's business. The sole questions were: 1) Had he given proper and sufficient signals for the maneuver? 2) Was there sufficient space for the ships to maneuver in safety? Admiral Bailey's defender in court (known officially as "the Prisoner's Friend") was his immediate predecessor in command of the Battle Cruiser Squadron, Vice Admiral William Milburne James, grandson of the late great painter Sir John Everett Millais and known...
...said guilty Captain Sawbridge. He was then retired from the Navy, on half pay. Next day the long line of' gold cuffs and epaulets proceeded to try Captain Tower. Though the Hood under Captain Tower had apparently made no move to avoid the collision. Captain Tower's sword came back to him hilt first...