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Tuesday, 30 July 2019

Crew of sail ship Queen of Scots underway from British Indies towards Netherlands harassed by scurvy according to the Dutch newspaper Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad dated 25September 1894

An item dated London, England 22nd reported that the sail ship Queen of Scots captain Lamb underway from Bombay, British Indies towards Amsterdam, Netherlands anchored off Downs. Her crew suffered badly from scurvy, in the meantime already four men died.