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'The Majestic sinking after being torpedoed by an enemy submarine', 1915. HMS Majestic was a Majestic-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy. On 27 May 1915, she was torpedoed by a U-boat at Cape Helles, sinking with the loss of 49 men. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War Vol. III - 1915.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]