It was the de facto capital of the Kingdom of Wessex, and its most famous ruler Alfred the Great laid out a new, planned town whose street pattern and form is still evident today. Was any wireless bearing obtained as a result of the orders given? When was such order given and by whom? fast. As Mr. Pilcher put it he was "lost"; he did not know where he was; but apparently harking back to his conviction that he was ahead and more to the eastward of his course than he had expected to be-a conviction that would have been dispelled had he used his wireless direction finder at 7.42 p.m. or earlier, or if he had insisted on bearings being obtained at 8.20 p.m.-he seems to have made up his mind on data which the Court regards as insufficient that he was somewhere off St. Alban's Head or Anvil Point. The bearing of Niton obtained was 0820 and acting upon it the master at 8.56 p.m. ordered course to be set at S. 88° E. by compass to make N. 82° E. true, and engines were ordered half speed ahead. As regards (2) no doubt the distance between the wireless room and the chart room causes some little inconvenience and some delay if the use of the wireless direction finder becomes a matter of urgency. Mr. Ross the quartermaster, who passed the order to the wireless room by telephone, stated that the master ordered a bearing to be got of Niton "and some other station" the name of which he failed to catch, and that he passed the order on as "get a bearing of Niton and some other station". The master stated that the sounding of 24 fathoms gave him no anxiety, and it is fair to say that if the vessel's position had been approximately where he believed it to be it need not have done. About Winchester Castle sounding appliances on board her? force 5; (c) Visibility good; (d) Flood tide (neap). In conclusion, the Court thinks it right to say that after hearing the evidence as to what took place on the bridge when shore lights were sighted they were left with an uneasy feeling that, for some reason which remains obscure, there was not on the "Winchester Castle", on this voyage at any rate, that real collaboration between the master and his staff usually to be found upon a British vessel of her class. (2) As regards the second theory, which was that put forward by the master himself, the difficulties in the way of accepting it seem overwhelming. to take a speed of 15½ knots between 10.13 a.m. and 7.42 p.m. and the master had that in his mind, the fact that the position marked on the chart was some 6½ miles ahead of that which should have appeared if the calculation had been made on that basis may have encouraged the master to think, as he told the Court several times he did think, that he was further ahead on his course than he expected to be. The compasses were last adjusted by Mr. Fussell (Smith & Son, Compass Adjusters, Southampton) on the 15th July, 1932. A. Q. 0 miles (Garden), Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum - Medieval (Time Period) - Nevertheless many passengers were making their fifth or more voyage in her. Connect with us on Facebook. The Great Hall, Castle Avenue, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8UJ. Settled in prehistoric times with a large Iron Age enclosure, the city of Winchester became the Roman Venta Belgarum, and then grew in prominence in Saxon England. "Winchester Castle" and the damage which she suffered caused or contributed to by the wrongful act or default of her master, Captain John Holman Kerbey? The Great Hall at Winchester Castle is a rare surviving example of its kind. but he had not seen the red light. The master's view of his position as stated to the Court was that he was drawing up to St. Alban's Head. After the M.V. The efficient cause of the stranding of the M.V. How far should the course on which the vessel was being navigated have taken her clear of Portland Bill? ", give a true indication of the situation as it was and as it appeared to him. Q. Q. Were any soundings taken from the vessel after she fixed her position off Ushant? Parking is available in the front lot with an overflow lot across the street. It was carried out to the extent that the chief wireless operator endeavoured to get the Casquets and Start Point beacons but failed, as both beacons had finished signalling by the time the chief wireless operator had started to listen in. After sighting the lights orders were given by the master to the chief wireless operator to obtain a bearing of Niton. The master told the Court that he was not greatly concerned when Mr. Haslam reported that he had been unable to get the beacons because though he was uncertain of his position and wanted to get a fix he did not think he was in any danger, and only wanted to fix the vessel's position as a precautionary measure.