Crew
The ship's crew consisted of 355: 26 officers, 290 sailors, and 39 marines. Of these, there were 261 fatalities:
- 2 officers and 251 sailors/marines either killed by the explosion or drowned
- 7 others were rescued but soon died of their injuries
- 1 officer later died of "cerebral affection" (shock)
Of the 94 survivors, only 16 were uninjured.
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