The Life of Sir George Tryon

Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon, KCB (4 January 1832 – 22 June 1893) was a British admiral who died when his flagship HMS Victoria collided with HMS Camperdown during manoeuvres off Tripoli, Lebanon.

It is probable that the name of Sir George Tryon is known to many of his countrymen only as the man who was responsible for the loss of the Victoria. They know nothing of a singularly active and useful life, devoted to the profession which he loved, and to the highest interests of his country; and...