British battleship HMS Centurion collided with small merchant ship Osprey according to the Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 13 December 1912

King George V-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

as target. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

An item reported that the steamship Osprey which collided with the British battleship HMS Centurion arrived at Portland-bill.(1) The Bataviaasch nieuwsblad dated 12 December reported that the HMS Centurion was executing her trials and that her bow was damaged with the Osprey sunk.

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1. Part of the King George V-class consisting of the King George V (ex-Royal George), Audacious, Centurion and Ajax, preceded by the Orion-class and succeeded by the Iron Duke-class. Laid down at the navy yard Portsmouth, England on 16 January 1911, launched in 18 November 1911, completed in May 1913, converted into a target ship in 1924, ideas to used her as block ship in the harbour of Tripoli, Libya declined in April 1941, converted with a false superstructure into a decoy for the HMS Anson in April 1941-1942 and finally sunk as a breakwater off Normandy, France in June 1944.