RMS Campania was a British ocean liner owned by the Cunard Steamship Line Shipping Company, built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Govan, Scotland, and launched on Thursday, 8 September 1892.Campania was the largest and fastest passenger liner afloat when she entered service in 1893. She crossed the Atlantic in less than six days; and on her second voyage in 1893, she won the prestigious Blue Riband.
Sunk in a collision with HMS Glorious 5 November 1918: Six days before the armistice was signed, when she was involved in an accident in the Firth of Forth during high winds.Campania dragged her anchor in a sudden squall, and at 03:45 struck the bow of the battleship Royal Oak and then dragged along the side of the battle cruiser Glorious.She began to sink stern first. A few hours later an explosion—presumed to be a boiler—sent her to the bottom.
Wreckage at 56°02′N 03°13′W
Text and image: Adventures of the Blackgang
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