Historedia
Person

Captain Robert Salmond

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1852

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Captain Robert Salmond, 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. HMS Birkenhead sinks off the Cape of Good Hope

    1852

    Role: Commanding Officer

    1. 26 February 1852 (legacy record gives 25 February) · Danger PointWreck at Danger Point

      HMS Birkenhead struck a barely visible rock near Danger Point on 26 February 1852; only 193 of an estimated 643 people on board survived.

    2. 26 February 1852 · Danger PointEvacuation Order

      Troops maintained order on deck, prioritizing women and children for evacuation in the ship's cutter.

    3. 26 February 1852 (date of actions) · Danger PointSurvivor Recognition

      Wright of the 91st Regiment, the most senior surviving army officer, was made a brevet major for his actions during the ordeal of 26 February 1852.

    4. 8 May 1852 · HMS Victory, PortsmouthInquiry Court

      A court held in May 1852 found no senior naval officers blameworthy as none survived.

Sources

  1. HMS Birkenhead (1845) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12