17 March – the British steamship  sinks in the inner harbour of Gibraltar after collision with the battleship HMS Anson, killing 564.
sˈɛvəntˌiːn mˈɑːɹtʃ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ stˈiːmʃɪp sˈɪŋks ɪnðɪ ˈɪnɚ hˈɑːɹbɚɹ ʌv dʒɪbɹˈɔltɚɹ ˈæftɚ kəlˈɪʒən wɪððə bˈæɾəlʃˌɪp ˌeɪtʃˌɛmˈɛs ˈænsən, kˈɪlɪŋ fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.