An item dated Malta 17th reported that during a full power trial on board of the British battleship Prince of Wales (1) a boiler exploded. Three stokers were killed and 4 men wounded. She was expected to arrive at Malta on the 17th.
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1. Of the Formidable-class, laid down at the Chatham Dockyard on 20 March 1901, launched on 25 March 1903, commissioned on 18 May 1904 and sold to be broken up on 12 April 1920.