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1909 dam collapse in Wirral, England
030 The Birkenhead dock disaster was a tragedy that happened when a temporary dam collapsed during construction of the Vittoria Dock in Birkenhead, Wirral
Birkenhead_dock_disaster
Body of water in England
Pool. It is split into two large docks, East Float and West Float, both part of the Birkenhead Docks complex. The docks run approximately 2 miles (3 km)
Great_Float
Disused rail line in Wirral, England
Birkenhead Dock Branch is a disused railway line running from the South junction of Rock Ferry, to the site of the former Bidston Dock on the Wirral Peninsula
Birkenhead_Dock_Branch
Dock in Wirral, England
is now referred to as the Birkenhead Dock Disaster. The dock was opened in 1909, having warehouses on either side. The dock is named after the Battle
Vittoria_Dock
Town in Wirral, Merseyside, England
plan known as the 'Birkenhead 2040 Framework'. The plan aims to regenerate parts of Birkenhead, with the creation of a new park (Dock Branch Park), new
Birkenhead
Disused dock in Birkenhead, England
Egerton Dock is a dock at Birkenhead, in England. The dock is situated between East Float and Morpeth Dock, within Birkenhead's dock system. The dock was
Egerton_Dock
Former dock in Bidston, England
Bidston Dock was a dock at Birkenhead, in England. It was situated to the west of the Great Float, between Bidston and Poulton. A proposal for the construction
Bidston_Dock
Former museum in Birkenhead, England
brought to Birkenhead in 2002 and was moored in the West Float of the Birkenhead docks complex. The fleet consisted of the frigate HMS Plymouth and the submarine
Warship_Preservation_Trust
Steam troopship of the Royal Navy
HMS Birkenhead, also referred to as HM Troopship Birkenhead or Steam Frigate Birkenhead, was one of the first iron-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy
HMS_Birkenhead_(1845)
Former dock in Wirral, England
The Wallasey Dock, was a dock at Birkenhead, Wirral Peninsula, England. The dock was accessed via East Float to the west, until Wallasey Dock was filled
Wallasey_Dock
Landlocked dock in Birkenhead, Wirral, England
Morpeth Dock is a dock at Birkenhead, Wirral Peninsula, England. The dock is situated between the River Mersey and Egerton Dock. Built between 1844 and
Morpeth_Dock
British shipbuilding and repair company
sold its Birkenhead subsidiary (A&P Birkenhead) to Northwestern Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders in 2005. Peel Holdings, owners of the Mersey Docks and Harbour
Cammell_Laird
Shipyard in Birkenhead, Wirral, England
Grayson Rollo and Clover shipyard was a ship repair and dry dock facility based at Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. It was situated on the
Grayson Rollo and Clover Docks
Grayson_Rollo_and_Clover_Docks
Docks in Wallasey, England
much expanded access to the Birkenhead dock system, which was also served by an entrance channel further south via Morpeth Dock. In order to accommodate
Alfred_Dock
Ferry terminal and business park in Wirral, England
connect Twelve Quays to Birkenhead and Seacombe, two of these being along Tower Road and one at the entrance to Egerton Dock. Another of the bridges along
Twelve_Quays
Development project in Wirral, England
announced in February 2013, intending to redevelop part of the abandoned Birkenhead Dock Branch route, to run a streetcar system, to be known as Wirral Street
Wirral_Waters
Passenger boat service in Liverpool, UK
the 1840s, Birkenhead was developing into a busy new town. The railway to Chester had opened, the town was growing quickly, and the docks were under construction
Mersey_Ferry
Ship explosion in Bombay, India
The Bombay explosion (or Bombay docks explosion) occurred on 14 April 1944, in the Victoria Dock of Bombay, British India (now Mumbai, India) when the
1944_Bombay_explosion
Scotland begins. 6 March – Birkenhead dock disaster: a temporary cofferdam collapses during construction of Vittoria Dock, killing 14 navvies. 10 March
1909_in_the_United_Kingdom
1991 maritime disaster
Lines). She was built in 1967 by the English shipyard Cammell Laird of Birkenhead as Koningin Juliana for ferry operator Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland
Moby_Prince_disaster
Former station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, England
station via a half-mile tunnel, bored from the cliff face at Herculaneum Dock to Park Road. The extension to a new southern terminus at Dingle was opened
Dingle_railway_station
German bombing of British port city during WWII
area of the country outside London, due to the city having, along with Birkenhead, the largest port on the west coast and being of significant importance
Liverpool_Blitz
Manx merchant navy officer (1872–1909)
davits had been swung out ready for lowering. Soon after the disaster the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board destroyed the wreck using explosives, as it
James_Teare
Submarine
closed against the water pressure. Thetis was built by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, England and launched on 29 June 1938. After completion, trials were delayed
HMS_Thetis_(N25)
Former coal mine in Gresford, Wrexham, Wales
the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway (later the Great Western Railway's Birkenhead to London Paddington line), and the old main road between Wrexham and
Gresford_Colliery
British engineering contractor (1805–1870)
Calcutta. Brassey built docks at Greenock, Birkenhead, Barrow-in-Furness and London. His London docks were the Victoria Docks which had a water area of
Thomas_Brassey
Ship to carry people and goods on water
operation is the Mersey Ferry from Liverpool to Birkenhead, England. In 1150, the Benedictine Priory at Birkenhead was established. The monks used to charge
Ferry
Aviation Training Ship and Primary Casualty Receiving Ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Harrier aircraft. In December 1983 the MoD invited British Shipbuilders of Birkenhead and Harland and Wolff in Belfast to tender on the building of a new Air
RFA_Argus
Greek royal yacht (1864–1941)
in World War II. Amphitrite IV was built as the cargo ship Malvina in Birkenhead, United Kingdom in 1864, and completed that same year. The ship was 91
Amphitrite_IV_(yacht)
British ocean liner from 1922 to 1942
the rest of the war. On 12 September 1941, she arrived at Bidston Dock, Birkenhead, and was taken over by Cammell Laird and Company to be converted. By
RMS_Laconia_(1921)
Frigate class being built for the Royal Navy
facility in Govan for final assembly. These include: Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, which has delivered large modular blocks for HMS Belfast, as well as
Type_26_frigate
1915 railway accident in England
became a point of divergence rather than a junction but the line to Tyne Dock Bottom was retained to serve the Simonside Wagon Works. The wagon works remained
St_Bedes_Junction_rail_crash
British ocean liner (1871–1901)
cargo. Lusitania was launched at the Laird John, Son & Co. shipyard in Birkenhead, England on 20 June 1871, and completed in September 1871 at a cost of
SS_Lusitania_(1871)
Torpedoed mailboat (1918)
24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph). The vessel, which was built at Laird's in Birkenhead, England, was driven by two independent four-cylinder triple-expansion
RMS_Leinster
Liverpool to Douglas (Isle of Man), with the ferry travelling between Birkenhead (Wirral) and Dublin (Ireland) Drifters measure surface currents and properties
Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory
Proudman_Oceanographic_Laboratory
Indies, which included the slave trade. The world's first commercial wet dock was opened in 1715 and Liverpool's expansion to become a major city continued
History_of_Liverpool
Shipping line
Office, the CofDSPCo ordered four identical ships from Cammell Lairds of Birkenhead to replace "The Provinces"; these carried the same names as the former
City of Dublin Steam Packet Company
City_of_Dublin_Steam_Packet_Company
Shopping Centre. 1980 Merseyside Maritime Museum opens in the Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool complex. September 9 MV Derbyshire lost during Typhoon Orchid
Timeline_of_Liverpool
Steamship built in 1899
Hektoria). The conversion was carried out by Grayson Rollo and Clover Docks at Birkenhead, and involved the installation of a stern ramp, whereby whale carcasses
SS_Medic
retrieved 11 June 2014 Clarke, Cyril (2004) 'Cohen, Henry, Baron Cohen of Birkenhead (1900–1977)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University
List of Freemen of the City of Liverpool
List_of_Freemen_of_the_City_of_Liverpool
1860 UK steamship
disaster the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board destroyed the wreck using explosives, as it was causing a hazard to shipping in the channel. A disaster fund
SS_Ellan_Vannin_(1860)
Glasshouse for the 1851 Great Exhibition in London
garden designer; his works included the pioneering public gardens at Birkenhead Park which directly influenced the design of New York's Central Park.
The_Crystal_Palace
org.uk/register/647/light-vessel-89-wash "The South Goodwin Lightvessel Disaster". 27 November 2014. "Lightship South Goodwin". Archived from the original
List of lightvessels of Great Britain
List_of_lightvessels_of_Great_Britain
was 90; for the 1889 Armagh rail disaster (the worst in Northern Ireland) it was 80; and for the 1879 Tay Bridge disaster it was 75. The worst rail accident
List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom
List_of_rail_accidents_in_the_United_Kingdom
1837 wooden-hulled sidewheel steamship
1840 Sirius was sent to Gibson's Dry Dock at Hull for new boilers, but remained there over two years as the dry dock had to be specially lengthened. In
SS_Sirius_(1837)
2017 Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy
Tyne in Hebburn, BAE at Portsmouth and Cammell Laird (flight decks) at Birkenhead. Two of the lower main blocks, together weighing more than 6,000 tonnes
HMS_Queen_Elizabeth_(R08)
City in Hampshire, England
world's oldest dry dock currently in use, "The Great Stone Dock"; originally built in 1698, rebuilt in 1769 and presently known as "No.5 Dock". The world's
Portsmouth
Underground passage made for traffic
the 1934 Queensway Tunnel under the River Mersey between Liverpool and Birkenhead was originally to have road vehicles running on the upper deck and trams
Tunnel
Musicians lost in the Titanic sinking
Liverpool. By then, he was a member of the orchestra of the Argyle Theatre in Birkenhead, and had also played with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. Clarke joined
Musicians_of_the_Titanic
Canadian ferry service in Nova Scotia
second-oldest in the world, after the Mersey Ferry linking Liverpool and Birkenhead. Today, the service is operated by Halifax Transit and connects Downtown
Halifax–Dartmouth Ferry Service
Halifax–Dartmouth_Ferry_Service
Trade 1788-1844. The Limestone Press. pp. 74–75. ISBN 978-1-895901-18-4. "Disaster on the Red River, Sinking of the Kentucky, 200 Lives Lost". New York Times
List of shipwrecks of the United States
List_of_shipwrecks_of_the_United_States
an engine at Brunswick Dock, Liverpool. One man was killed and four injured. 28 December – United Kingdom – Tay Bridge disaster – The Tay Rail Bridge collapsed
List of rail accidents (before 1880)
List_of_rail_accidents_(before_1880)
November 2015. Official citation quoted in Birkenhead News, Saturday 18 November 1944. Headline: Birkenhead Man's Gallantry. Awarded George Medal – Award
List of recipients of the George Medal, 1940s
List_of_recipients_of_the_George_Medal,_1940s
Town in Lancashire, England
From 1961, HM Land Registry operated offices in a building known as Birkenhead House on East Beach, overlooking the Green and the estuary. The large
Lytham_St_Annes
1938 British aircraft carrier
the Washington Naval Treaty, Ark Royal was built by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead, England, and completed in November 1938. Her design differed from previous
HMS_Ark_Royal_(91)
Israeli shipping company
company's ships, Mezada, was lost in heavy seas off Bermuda in the worst disaster ever to strike the Israel merchant marine; twelve crew were killed and
ZIM_(shipping_company)
1940 Illustrious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy
from 30 December to late February 1942 at Cammell Laird's shipyard in Birkenhead. While working up her air group in March, reinforced by the Martlet fighters
HMS_Illustrious_(87)
English mountaineer (1886–1924)
House, Mobberley. The family resided there until 1904, when they moved to Birkenhead, Cheshire. Mallory exhibited an early proclivity for climbing, and at
George_Mallory
shop with subsidence. 6.5 Wrexham 18 July 2002 Rescue a kitchen. 6.6 Birkenhead 25 July 2002 Rescue a sitting room in time for a wedding. 6.7 15 August
List_of_DIY_SOS_episodes
2009 Royal Navy destroyer class
and install three larger diesel generators at the latter's shipyard in Birkenhead. Replacement or rectification of the WR-21s was not a practical option
Type_45_destroyer
Canal in south-west England
extended to a floating harbour at Bridgwater Docks on its western edge. Financially this was a disaster, as the extension was funded by a mortgage, and
Bridgwater_and_Taunton_Canal
Minotaur-class armoured frigate of the Royal Navy
construction. She was laid down on 30 October 1861 by Laird's at its shipyard in Birkenhead. The ship was launched on 27 March 1865, commissioned in June 1868 for
HMS_Agincourt_(1865)
English civil and marine engineer (1806–1859)
to water until 27 August 1847, when the tide was high enough for HMS Birkenhead to tow it out of the bay and back to Bristol. However, in the process
Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
Liverpool. 11 February 1890. "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 32952. London. 6 March 1890. col. F, p. 5. "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 32930.
List of shipwrecks in February 1890
List_of_shipwrecks_in_February_1890
Rear engined double decker bus
Pennine, and lastly Birkenhead ordered three Northern Counties bodied single deck Atlanteans, albeit delivered to Merseyside in Birkenhead colours. By 1972
Leyland_Atlantean
Part of the Merseyside region's cultural scene
documented with five compilation albums: A Trip to the Dentist (1980) for Birkenhead; Jobs for the Boys (1985) and its sequel Son of Jobs for the Boys (1985)
Music_of_Liverpool
Hartley (1780–1860): first full-time dock engineer, designed Royal Albert Dock, Stanley Dock and Bramley-Moore Dock John Hartnup Jr. (1841–1892): astronomer
List of people from Merseyside
List_of_people_from_Merseyside
New Zealand photographer (born 1860)
L. Rodney (1998). Winkelmann's Waitemata: Classic Auckland Yachting. Birkenhead: David Ling Publishing. ISBN 0-908990-52-9. OCLC 45653567. Wikidata Q133827937
Henry_Winkelmann
British documentary television series
visits a loch where a disaster claimed 39 lives in 1909. He then goes to St Woolos Cemetery to see the Newport Docks Disaster Memorial. Returning to
Great British Railway Journeys
Great_British_Railway_Journeys
Ship for laying undersea cables
Widemouth Bay, England. CS Mercury (1962–1997) by Cammell Laird & Company, Birkenhead. Built for Cable & Wireless, laid the COMPAC and SEACOM cable systems
Cable_layer
British Fort ship
combined convoy arrived at Liverpool on 24 January. Fort Stikine loaded at Birkenhead, Cheshire. Her cargo was described as general cargo; it consisted 1,396
SS_Fort_Stikine
Crew of liner that sank in April 1912
Denis Griffiths History of the Titanic Titanic stewardesses at Millbay Docks, Plymouth England after their return on the SS Lapland(*in PDF with zoom
Crew_of_the_Titanic
of the blazing liner, was compared by the captain of Wolverine to the Birkenhead drill. The Irish Guards were sent back to Harstad to be reformed and re-equipped
Actions_in_Nordland
British ship sunk by U-boat in 1940
its new London – Rio de Janeiro – Buenos Aires route. Cammell Laird of Birkenhead built three sister ships: Almeda, Andalucia and Arandora. John Brown &
SS_Arandora_Star
Aba was returned to her owners on 7 January 1947. She was laid up at Birkenhead, Cheshire. On 28 April, she was sold to Bawtry Steamship Co., who renamed
MV_Aba
Steam-propelled warship protected by armor plates
with an iron hull was the gunboat Nemesis, built by Jonathan Laird of Birkenhead for the East India Company in 1839. There followed, also from Laird, the
Ironclad_warship
Collision at Slough, England in 1900
Western Main Line when an express train from London Paddington to Falmouth Docks ran through two sets of signals at danger, and collided with a local train
Slough_rail_accident
GWR operations in West Wales
Llanelly Railway and Dock Act 1828 (9 Geo. 4. c. xci), to make a dock at Llanelly, and the Llanelly Railroad and Dock Company built the dock and a two-mile
Great Western Railway in West Wales
Great_Western_Railway_in_West_Wales
Record. Belgica: whaler and research ship. Bryan 2011, p. 138. 1914 sealing disaster. Lloyds Register 1934–1935. Savours 2001, pp. 74–86. Savours 2001, pp. 87–92
List of Antarctic exploration ships from the Heroic Age, 1897–1922
List_of_Antarctic_exploration_ships_from_the_Heroic_Age,_1897–1922
Former RNLI lifeboat class
1895 and 1916, based on the "Liverpool" lifeboats operated by the Liverpool Dock Trustees, between 1775 and 1892. They were 'Pulling and Sailing' (P&S) types
Liverpool-class_P&S_lifeboat
Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014. "Shipping Disasters". Belfast News-Letter
List of shipwrecks in January 1875
List_of_shipwrecks_in_January_1875
Burial ground in Surrey, England
here Sir John Wolfe Barry (1836–1918), civil engineer, architect of Barry Docks, Wales Lieutenant Dudley Beaumont (1877–1918), army officer, painter and
Brookwood_Cemetery
BBC documentary television series
Nicholas Crane visits Lytham St Anne's, site of the worst lifeboat disaster in British history, while Alice Roberts relates the discovery of 5,000-year-old
Coast_(TV_series)
Auxiliary unit of the British Army
the Indian Mutiny. It was embodied on 3 November 1857 and entrained for Birkenhead where it boarded the steamers Trafalgar and Prince for Dublin, then travelled
Royal North Gloucestershire Militia
Royal_North_Gloucestershire_Militia
1910 British ocean liner built for the Cunard Line
British Newspaper Archive. "Defence of the Realm - A Seaman's Offence". Birkenhead News. Vol. 38, no. 3, 611. 7 July 1915. Retrieved 9 August 2025 – via
RMS_Franconia_(1910)
Intelligence". The Times. No. 31005. London. 17 December 1883. col. F, p. 7. "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 30993. London. 3 December 1883. col. E, p. 6.
List of shipwrecks in December 1883
List_of_shipwrecks_in_December_1883
Type of British merchant ship
constructed at Southampton, Gosport, Portsmouth, Tilbury Docks, and even as far north as Birkenhead and Hartlepool. Two hundred tugs then took three months
Empire_ship
Seaside town and home of the Royal Liverpool golf club, in Wirral, England
of Portsmouth. Retrieved 19 February 2025. "What people are saying". Birkenhead News. 9 November 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 19 February 2025. Annual Report
Hoylake
Cultural area of England
line cancelled. The first passenger tram line in the UK was built in Birkenhead and opened on 30 August 1860 (partially open intermittently as a heritage
Northern_England
Passenger steam ship
under the command of Capt. Wilfred Qualtrough, bound for Morpeth Dock, Birkenhead, to be laid up. As she departed the Double Corner, it was reported
SS_Fenella_(1881)
ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1886. "Disasters At Sea". The Times. No. 31674. London. 4 February 1886. col. E, p. 10
List of shipwrecks in January 1886
List_of_shipwrecks_in_January_1886
Canadian industrialist and banker (1867–1939)
auxiliary steam barquentine, 144 ft (44 m) long, built by Laird Brothers at Birkenhead in 1890 to a design by St. Clare Byrne. The yacht had a history of her
Charles_Blair_Gordon
Confederate Navy warship
be anchored in mid-river between Toxteth in Liverpool and Tranmere in Birkenhead. Captain Waddell maneuvered his ship near to the British man-of-war, dropping
CSS_Shenandoah
Intelligence". The Times. No. 29246. London. 4 May 1878. col. F, p. 8. "Shipping Disasters". Liverpool Mercury. No. 9543. Liverpool. 15 August 1878. "Latest Shipping
List of shipwrecks in May 1878
List_of_shipwrecks_in_May_1878
"Shipping Disasters". Aberdeen Journal. No. 7796. Aberdeen. 11 February 1880. Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived
List of shipwrecks in February 1880
List_of_shipwrecks_in_February_1880
Tidal estuary north of Adelaide, South Australia
mechanism to allow ships to pass, but it fell into disrepair after the Birkenhead Bridge, which was the first bascule (moving) bridge in Australia, was
Port_River
Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1901
Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December
List of shipwrecks in December 1874
List_of_shipwrecks_in_December_1874
Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1899
Intelligence". The Times. No. 27656. London. 5 April 1873. col. D, p. 10. "Disasters at Sea". The Times. No. 27656. London. 5 April 1873. col. F, p. 10. "Shipping
List of shipwrecks in April 1873
List_of_shipwrecks_in_April_1873
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