Both ships were about 20,000 tons, about 700 feet long and capable of 18 knots The Caronia used the conventional quadruple expansion reciprocating steam engine whereas the Carmania used the new steam turbine engine. They met on Sept 14, 1914 in the Battle off Trindade with the Carmania winning the engagement. Carmania sank Cap Trafalgar but was heavily damaged herself. HMS Carmania. Cunard launched two ships in 1904/1905: RMS Caronia and RMS Carmania to test turbine vs reciprocating engine technology. Deze pin is ontdekt door Dickson Igwe. Va ser en aquest punt que va arribar a la zona el creuer armat alemany SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm, pel que sembla per donar el cop de gràcia al vaixell britànic. The Twin Screw Cunard steamship Carpathia was laid down at the Wallsend-on-Tyne works of Swan & Hunter in 1901. Editor’s note: The log page for 14 September 1914 is overlain by a typed account of the battle between HMS Carmania and the German Armed Merchant Cruiser Cap Trafalgar. Ask questions, get answers. HMS Artifex was a repair ship of the Royal Navy from late in the Second World War and into the Cold War. Robert William Russell. TIL in WWI the Germans disguised one of their ships as the British ship the RMS Carmania and sent the disguised ship to ambush the British ones. Most of the fighting took place in France and the Low Countries, but out in the … My favorite industrial age battle is this one, the armed merchant cruiser HMS Carmania vs the armed merchant cruiser SMS Cap Trafalgar, both converted luxury liners. She was the world's largest ship until the completion of RMS Olympic in 1911. … Kenneth John Mcleod. At sea off Trinidad Island (Brazil), South Atlantic. Welcome! It occurred in September 1914 in the South Atlantic off Brazil. Fun fact: Vladimir was being built in Britain as an unarmed packet boat because British law of 1840s prohibited export of steam warships. by Arnold Rushforth, Wireless Operator, HMS Carmania. Born 1895. Lat -20.0, Long -29.0. Born 1884. Ontdek (en bewaar!) HMS Carmania (card reads “RMS Carmania of the Cunard Line”) Armed merchant cruiser, engaged and sank the German merchant cruiser SMS Cap Trafalgar during the Battle of Trindade. ; New to Wikipedia? Carmania received most of the hits during the fight, 73 hits in total. Because she retained an armament, she retained her warship class. A Desperate Fight to the Death: RMS Carmania Vs. SMS Cap Trafalgar 1914. The next day, HMS Carmania, a Cunard liner that had been armed for trade protection duties, visited Trinidade, which the British suspected might be used by German commerce raiders to coal. Under the leadership of the University of Oxford's Zooniverse programme, the UK Meteorological Office and Naval-History.Net have worked with large numbers of online volunteers to transcribe historical weather data and naval events from the logbooks of over 300 Royal Navy ships of the World War 1-era. This was called the Battle of Trindade. 14 September 1914. This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Sinking of SMS Cap Trafalgar redirect. CSV Export Grid view List view. That time two luxurious ocean liners fought an intense old-time naval battle It was a classic naval deception move. INSTANT ARTICLES; WORLD WAR II; Oct 29, 2017 Gabe Christy. In 1914, just after the outbreak of WWI, the German navy cruiser Cap Trafalgar hid its figure and flew under a false flag, pretending to be the British armed merchant HMS Carmania. The shattered bridge of the Carmania after her victory over the Cap Trafalgar Eventually, as the two ships closed to within a few hundred yards of each other, British shots became more accurate and fires began to spread aboard the German raider. If needed, the vessel would have been called to arms and participated in battle. Massie's "Castles of Steel" gives a good account. Royal Navy 5348A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Carmania. This doesn't quailify if the meaning of too damaged carry on is ‘dead in the water’ but does show that similarly capable cannon frigates often inflicted important damage as they were pummeled into submission. Europe was plunged headlong into the greatest conflict yet seen, but a victory for either side was very much up in the air. RMS Mauretania was an ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Wigham Richardson and Swan Hunter for the British Cunard Line, launched on the afternoon of 20 September 1906. A Desperate Fight to the Death: RMS Carmania Vs. SMS Cap Trafalgar 1914. je eigen pins op Pinterest. Launched as the Cunard liner RMS Aurania she was requisitioned on the outbreak of war to serve as an Armed Merchant Cruiser. Royal Navy Single Ship Action – CARMANIA v Cap Trafalgar. I know, well I hope the OP is trying to be funny but on September 14, 1914 two ocean liners, HMS Carmania and SMS Cap Trafalger outfitted as armed merchant cruisers did meet in combat at the Battle of Trindade. In September 1914, WWI had only just begun. The Cap Trafalgar and Carmania were once two luxury ocean liners. She was 558 feet in length with a breadth of 64 feet 3 inches and depth 40 feet. INSTANT ARTICLES; WORLD WAR II; Mar 17, 2017 Gabe Christy. This is a list of ocean liners past and present, which are passenger ships engaged in the transportation of passengers and goods in transoceanic voyages.