1852年2月26日,“伯肯黑特”号军用运输船在南非海域平稳地行驶着。这是英国海军第一艘铁壳蒸汽船。这次航行的主要任务是运送去非洲作战的400多名年轻的英国官兵。船上还有近60名妇女和儿童,他们是搭船去南非探亲的军人家属。夜幕降临,天空中群星闪烁,海面一平如镜。乘客多数都已经进 On February 26, 1852, the “Burke Hight” military carrier sailed steadily across the South African seaboard. This is the British Navy’s first iron steamboat. The main task of this voyage is to transport more than 400 young British soldiers who fought in Africa. There are nearly 60 women and children on board, the families of military personnel who went to visit relatives by boat in South Africa. As night fell, stars in the sky flashed, the sea level as a mirror. Most passengers have already entered