Coalville Times | 1901-08-06 | Page 2 | British Torpedo Boat Destroyer Wrecked

llrtlUh T4irMNlo Itoat lirtlmjrr Wrarttad. The HrltUh tttrHdo boat deatrnyr Vlter at ruck a rock off the U land of Alderne.v, lu Ihe Kngllah channel Sunday, Sun-day, and la a total wreck. There was ! n.i lnaa . lira The Viper waa the only ver,el In the JtritUl. navy fitted with turhitie en glura. lhiring her speed trials she attained at-tained thirty and one-half knola, and waa prunnuueed capable of doing thirty-one kimte. At that time stie waa handled by au Inexperleuced cren , and her builders believed she would yet attain thirty-four kuota.