British transport Denton Grange in problems according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated Thursday 14 December 1899

An item reported that the transport Denton Grange stranded Monday evening in the harbour of Las Palmas, Canary Islands and now was leaking. The warship Furious was assisting her. The newspaper Vlissingse Courant dated 14 December reported that she was transporting war stores and remount. The newspaper De Zeeuw dated 14 December reported that the accident happened when she was entering the harbour.

Note

1. The Second Boer War found place between 11 October 1899 and 31 May 1902 and ended in a defeat of the Boers and regaining British sovereignty of the Orange Free State and South African Republic (Transvaal). In 1920 became the Union of South Africa part of the Commonwealth.