The Tragic Weight of the Cobra (1901)

On September 14th, 1901 First Class Stoker Henry Bridge wrote a letter to his father that would later be considered prophetic: “Am leaving on Monday morning for Newcastle to bring torpedo-boat destroyer round to Portsmouth. We are chancing our lives in the new boat, and should not be surprised if she went up smash.”  Ship Name: CobraYear Built: 1899Nationality: United Kingdom Ship Type: Twin Screw Steam Turbine Topredo DestroyerYear Wrecked: 1901Location Wrecked: Wrecked Near Outer Dowsing LightshipReason For Wreck: Broke in Half in a Storm Lives Lost: 57Sources: https://books.google.com/books?id=KSAPAAAAYAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=british+torpedo+boat+cobra+1901&source=gbs_navlinks_shttps://books.google.com/books?id=dHs4AQAAMAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=hms+cobra+inquiry&source=gbs_navlinks_shttps://books.google.com/books?id=l0FIAQAAMAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=hms+cobra&source=gbs_navlinks_shttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3481809/3481812/71/francis%2BOR%2Bbarnes%2BOR%2Bcobrahttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3481639/3481643/74/survivor%2BOR%2Bcobrahttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3481934/3481937/40/survivor%2BOR%2Bcobrahttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3481269/3481272/39/survivor%2BOR%2Bcobrahttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3481889/3481892/66/cobra%2BOR%2Btorpedo%2BOR%2Bboathttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3346023/3346031/150/cobra%2BOR%2Btorpedo%2BOR%2Bboathttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3481444/3481446/30/cobra%2BOR%2Btorpedo%2BOR%2Bboathttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3432381/3432385/82/cobra%2BOR%2Btorpedo%2BOR%2Bboathttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3481334/3481337/60/cobra%2BOR%2Btorpedo%2BOR%2Bboathttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3481919/3481921/13/cobra%2BOR%2Btorpedo%2BOR%2Bboathttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/4236450/4236452/4/cobra%2BOR%2Btorpedo%2BOR%2Bboathttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3806241/3806249/124/cobra%2BOR%2Btorpedo%2BOR%2Bboathttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3062930/3062933/20/cobra%2BOR%2Btorpedo%2BOR%2Bboathttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3481699/3481701/21/cobra%2BOR%2Btorpedo%2BOR%2Bboathttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3480274/3480276/11/viper%2BOR%2Btorpedo%2BOR%2Bboathttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3480179/3480181/14/viper%2BOR%2Btorpedo%2BOR%2Bboat