When, on March 21, a commission of inquiry reported that the ill-fated ship had been blown up by a submarine mine which had in turn set off some of the ship's magazines, the worst suspicions seemed confirmed.

3 月 21 日，当一个调查委员会报告说这艘命运多舛的船被一枚水雷炸毁， 水雷又引爆了船上的一些弹药库时， 最坏的怀疑似乎得到了证实。