Show BRITISH battleship SUNK big sea fighter goes to bottom but crew la saved london the british battleship king edward VII has been sunk alter striking a mine the entire crew was saved the sinking of the king edward VII was announced by the admiralty in the following statement H M S king edward VII has struck a mine owing to the heavy sea she had to be abandoned and sank shortly afterward the ship s company was taken off without any loss of life only two men were in lured the king edward waa a battleship of tons laid down in march 1902 |