title: The centenary of the sinking of the Mediterranean Fleet flagship, HMS Victoria. What was the role of Malta fever?
abstract: This article commemorates the centenary of the tragic loss of the battleship HMS Victoria and 358 of her crew, together with the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon, as a result of an enigmatic order by Tryon himself. It also investigates the medical aspects and explores the contention that Tryon was suffering from Malta or Mediterranean fever (Brucellosis).
authors.affiliation: Royal Army Medical College, Millbank, London.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Vassallo
mesh_terms: D002006:Brucellosis / Q000266:history*; D004190:Disasters / Q000266:history; D005197:Famous Persons; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009326:Naval Medicine / Q000266:history*; D012767:Ships / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom