Talk:HMS Bacchante (1876)

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Did you know... that the future King George V was among 13 people aboard HMS Bacchante who saw the infamous ghost ship Flying Dutchman off South Africa in 1881?

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Could you use {{cite web}} with reference #7? (the "Archives" one?) Thanks and cheers, —Ed 17 for President _{Vote for Ed} 23:34, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The archives of "Australian UFO Researcher Jon Wyatt" don't sound like a particularly reliable source. Is the Flying Dutchman story referenced anywhere else? Euryalus (talk) 01:14, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]