107318: RMS/HMS Carmania 120901
RMS Carmania was an ocean liner built by John Brown, Clydebank in 1905 for the Cunard line. She was the first Cunard Turbine ship. At the beginning of the First World War, she was converted to an Armed Merchant Cruiser. On September 14, 1914, she engaged with and sank the German vessel SMS Cap Trafalgar off the Brazilian island of Trindade. HMS Carmania also was a Troopship and was scrapped on April 22, 1932.
Details
- Record Type:
- Boat
- Type Of Boat:
- Liner; Armed Cruiser; Troopship
- Registration:
- 120901
- Date Launched:
- 21 Feb 1905
- Record Maintained by:
- HC