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−	Research by [[Laurence Rostron]]	+	Research by Laurence Rostron. (click [[Laurence & Linda Rostron]] for more about Laurence)

	'''Miss Annie Gertrude Elin owner of [[Gracefield]] in Lacey Green,''' '''Buckinghamshire 1911 to 1942.''' See [[Miss Elin, Gracefield, Lacey Green]] for her time at Lacey Green.		'''Miss Annie Gertrude Elin owner of [[Gracefield]] in Lacey Green,''' '''Buckinghamshire 1911 to 1942.''' See [[Miss Elin, Gracefield, Lacey Green]] for her time at Lacey Green.

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 Research by [[Laurence Rostron]]
-'''Miss Annie Gertrude Elin owner of [[Gracefield]] in Lacey Green,''' '''Buckinghamshire 1911 to 1942.'''   See [[Miss Elin, Gracefield, Lacey Green]] for her time at Lacey Green
+'''Miss Annie Gertrude Elin owner of [[Gracefield]] in Lacey Green,''' '''Buckinghamshire 1911 to 1942.'''   See [[Miss Elin, Gracefield, Lacey Green]] for her time at Lacey Green.
 '''Introduction'''

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-'''Miss Annie Gertrude Elin owner of [[Gracefield]] in Lacey Green,''' '''Buckinghamshire 1911 to 1942.'''   See [[Miss Elin, Gracefield, Lacey Green]] for her time at Lacey Green.
+'''Miss Annie Gertrude Elin owner of [[Gracefield]] in Lacey Green,''' '''Buckinghamshire 1911 to 1942.'''   See [[Miss Elin, Gracefield, Lacey Green]] for her time at Lacey Green
 '''Introduction'''

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 Research by [[Laurence Rostron]]
-'''Miss Annie Gertrude Elin owner of [[Gracefield]] in Lacey Green,''' '''Buckinghamshire 1911 to 1942.'''   See [[Miss Elin, Gracefield, Lacey Green]] for her time at Lacey Green
+'''Miss Annie Gertrude Elin owner of [[Gracefield]] in Lacey Green,''' '''Buckinghamshire 1911 to 1942.'''   See [[Miss Elin, Gracefield, Lacey Green]] for her time at Lacey Green.
 '''Introduction'''

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 Research by [[Laurence Rostron]]
-'''Miss Annie Gertrude Elin owner of [[Gracefield]] in Lacey Green,''' '''Buckinghamshire 1911 to 1942.'''   See [[Miss Elin, Gracefield Lacey Green]] for her time at Lacey Green
+'''Miss Annie Gertrude Elin owner of [[Gracefield]] in Lacey Green,''' '''Buckinghamshire 1911 to 1942.'''   See [[Miss Elin, Gracefield, Lacey Green]] for her time at Lacey Green
 '''Introduction'''

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	So, what happened to Miss Elin in this disaster. She is mentioned in several newspaper articles of which this is a typical example in the Daily Mirror.		So, what happened to Miss Elin in this disaster. She is mentioned in several newspaper articles of which this is a typical example in the Daily Mirror.
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		+	Miss Elin is mentioned as follows:
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		+	“Miss Annie Gertrude Elin, another passenger, stated that while a steward was assisting her to put on a life belt, she had to drive away a number lascars (Indian Seaman) who came down looking for belts. She heard someone shout” Don’t lower any more boats” but she did not know if it was the captain who shouted.
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		+	There were nineteen in the boat she entered, and almost immediately she entered the boat she noticed that it was leaking slowly. It was baled out with boots and caps.”
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		+	There are separate reports of passengers being brought back to Victoria Station in London still in their nightwear but covered by a blanket. Miss Elin is not mentioned in this but getting back to London when virtually all possessions had been lost in the sinking is difficult to appreciate even in today’s world.
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		+	It has been difficult to find photographs of the accident but a French Daily Illustration Journal has provided some interesting examples.
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	The two ships sighted each other when they were about a 1⁄2 nautical mile (1 km) apart. The captain of Pisagua burnt a warning flare, which was seen by the crew and senior officer on duty on the bridge of Oceana, who then gave the order to turn to port. The pilot from Tilbury and for the Strait of Dover, Mr Penny, who was board Oceana in the charthouse, came to the bridge and realized that this manoeuvre would not be enough to avert a collision. He called "hard to port", but before Oceana could get out of the course, Pisagua struck Oceana amidships, making a 40-foot (12 m) gash in her side. The collision was 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) off of Beachy Head.		The two ships sighted each other when they were about a 1⁄2 nautical mile (1 km) apart. The captain of Pisagua burnt a warning flare, which was seen by the crew and senior officer on duty on the bridge of Oceana, who then gave the order to turn to port. The pilot from Tilbury and for the Strait of Dover, Mr Penny, who was board Oceana in the charthouse, came to the bridge and realized that this manoeuvre would not be enough to avert a collision. He called "hard to port", but before Oceana could get out of the course, Pisagua struck Oceana amidships, making a 40-foot (12 m) gash in her side. The collision was 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) off of Beachy Head.
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		+	The pilot ordered the immediate closure of all the watertight bulkhead doors on the Oceana, whilst the captain ordered all crew and passengers to their boat stations to stand by to abandon ship. Sending out an immediate distress signal, the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway passenger ferry Sussex attended the scene, while two other paddle steamers and RMS Ruahine stood by. While awaiting rescue, the crew tried to lower one of the lifeboats, but it crashed into the sea and capsized, resulting in the loss of seven passengers and ten crew. Sussex managed to take on board 241 of the remaining passengers and crew.
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		+	Although listing, Oceana was taken in tow by the Newhaven tug Alert, stern first, at 08:00. But by 10:00 she had developed an adverse list, enough to raise her propeller out of the water. Captain Hyde and the crew who had stayed aboard to help the tow now abandoned ship to the Alert, and watched from the tug as she sank in less than 20 minutes. Oceana sank close to the seaside resort town of Eastbourne in shallow water, settling on the sea bed with her masts and the tops of her funnels showing out of the sea at low tide.
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		+	Pisagua drifted off leeward after the collision, but managed to survive with severe damage to the bow and foremast. Towed to Dover for immediate sea-going repairs, she was then towed to Hamburg where she was condemned. She was rebuilt as a whale factory ship and operated by Søren L. Christensen,. On 12 February 1913, Pisagua was stranded at Low Island, South Shetland Islands. Although insured for NOK 318,000, she was subsequently condemned and written off at a loss to her owners.
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		+	After the sinking, P&O sued Laeisz, claiming damages for the loss of Oceana. Judgement was given that Pisagua was not at fault, due to a combination of factors, including that the Oceana was obliged to give way to Pisagua under the "steam gives way to sail" rule. The subsequent Board of Trade Inquiry, which reported on 13 July 1912, reached similar conclusions, suspended the chief officer's certificate of competency for six months and censured the master.”
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		+	So, what happened to Miss Elin in this disaster. She is mentioned in several newspaper articles of which this is a typical example in the Daily Mirror.
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