On 26th February 1852, the bravery of the soldiers aboard the troopship HM Transport Birkenhead made history and set the precedent of "Women and Children First" as naval protocol throughout the world.

This website was established to bring tribute to these gallant men and to promote the 150th Commemoration of the sinking of the Birkenhead. 

On Saturday the 23rd of February 2002 a commemoration ceremony honouring all those who perished in the Birkenhead tragedy was held at Danger Point close to the town of Gansbaai in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. 

The program of events and photos of the event are still available on this website. 

The following people contributed towards the establishment of the website: 
Casper Geldenhuys, who initiated the idea of creating a site and who gave continuous input and help  
David Bevan, author of the book "Stand Fast", who gave permission to use anything from his book 
Jimmy Herbert, who provided lots of digital images and content - especially about the salvage operations 
The Website is hosted by MAXITEC and maintained by Jurie Steenekamp

Please send any comments or ideas to the webmaster: webmaster@overberg.co.za