Other British ships were not so lucky that day, and suffered horrific magazine detonations:
HMS Indefatigable: 1,013 men lost.
HMS Invincible: 1,032 men lost.
HMS Queen Mary, “exploded like a puffball”: 1,275 men lost
Major Harvey’s actions saved the ship and the lives of a thousand men. His horribly wounded body was later found at the voice pipe. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for valor in the face of an enemy.
HMS Indefatigable: 1,013 men lost.
HMS Invincible: 1,032 men lost.
HMS Queen Mary, “exploded like a puffball”: 1,275 men lost
Major Harvey’s actions saved the ship and the lives of a thousand men. His horribly wounded body was later found at the voice pipe. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for valor in the face of an enemy.