Historedia
Person

Captain Martin

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1866

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Captain Martin, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Sinking of SS London in the Bay of Biscay

    1866

    Role: Captain

    1. 1866 · Board of TradeBoard of Trade Inquiry

      The inquiry attributed the sinking to the captain's decision to re-enter the storm and the ship's overload.

    2. 11 January 1866 · Bay of BiscaySinking in the Bay of Biscay

      SS London sank in the Bay of Biscay on 11 January 1866 during a storm, with 220 deaths and 19 survivors.

Sources

  1. SS London (1864) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-16