Editing HMS Birkenhead

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'''''HMS Birkenhead'''''' was a [[frigate]] of the [[Royal Navy]] which was originally designed as a steam frigate before being converted into a {{Wiki|troopship}} in the mid 19th century.

In 1852, ''HMS Birkenhead'' was used by the [[British Empire]] to transport troops of the {{Wiki|Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)|2nd Regiment of Foot}} {{Wiki|74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot|74th Regiment of Foot}} to {{Wiki|Cape Colony}} in [[Africa]] to participate in the {{Wiki|Eighth Xhosa War}}. Aboard the ship was the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Henri Escoffier]] and the [[British Army|British]] [[soldier]] [[Simeon Price]].<ref name="MC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Prologue</ref>

While sailing past {{Wiki|Cape Town}}, the ship was grounded and started to sink. Henri convinced Simeon to abandon the ship and save his own life, telling him to seek out the [[Assassins|Brotherhood]] in [[Vienna]] where he would find a similar cause in helping others.<ref name="MC" />

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]''

==References==
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