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Birkenhead (disambiguation)

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Birkenhead is a town on the Wirral Peninsula, in north west England.

Birkenhead may also refer to:

In places:

In ships:

  • HMS Birkenhead (1845), an iron-hulled troopship launched in 1845 and notably wrecked in 1852 with the loss of 450 lives
  • HMS Birkenhead (1915), a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1915, in action at the Battle of Jutland, and sold in 1921

In people:

In other uses:

  • The Birkenhead drill, the marine evacuation protocol originated during the sinking of HMS Birkenhead (1845)

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