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''Campania'' was supposed to accompany the [[Grand Fleet]] when it sortied to fight the [[Battle of Jutland]], but started off two and a half hours late. Mindful of the submarine threat faced by an unescorted vessel, Jellicoe ordered her to return to Scapa Flow. | ''Campania'' was supposed to accompany the [[Grand Fleet]] when it sortied to fight the [[Battle of Jutland]], but started off two and a half hours late. Mindful of the submarine threat faced by an unescorted vessel, Jellicoe ordered her to return to Scapa Flow. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains=== | ||
Dates of appointment | Dates of appointment are provided when known. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 16:17, 28 April 2014
| H.M.S. Campania (1893) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | P.54 (Apr 1915) N.15 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Fairfield[2] |
| Laid down: | 1892[3] |
| Launched: | 8 Sep, 1893[4] |
| Commissioned: | 17 Apr, 1915[5] |
| Foundered: | 5 Nov, 1918[6] |
H.M.S. Campania was a former Cunard liner purchased when sent to the breakers and converted to a seaplane carrier for the Royal Navy.
Service
Campania was supposed to accompany the Grand Fleet when it sortied to fight the Battle of Jutland, but started off two and a half hours late. Mindful of the submarine threat faced by an unescorted vessel, Jellicoe ordered her to return to Scapa Flow.
Captains=
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 66.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 51.
Bibliography
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