Talk:SMS Cap Trafalgar

Incorrect Information in this Article

Cap Trafalgar was not the only Armed Merchant Cruiser in history to be sunk in action by one of the same class.

HMS Voltaire suffered the same fate at the hands of the German Thor on 4th April 1941.

Reference: http://www.bismarck-class.dk/hilfskreuzer/thor.html

Jerryr59 14:43, 31 January 2007 (UTC) Jerryr59 14.42 31 Jan 2007

I'll fix it to reflect that. Parsecboy 11:43, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

The Ship That Hunted Itself

This book written by Colin Simpson indicates that these ships (HMS Carmania and SMS Cap Trafalgar) actually disguised themselves as each other! This constitutes a tremendous coincidence. Can anyone either confirm or deny this information?

Although I haven't found a contemporaneous reference to "disquised as each other", a first-hand account from the Carmania: "...sighted a strange ship at anchor ... Though one funnel had been lifted out, and some alterations had been made to her appearance, it was evident that the stranger was Cap Trafalgar..." -- From: Sea Fights of the Great War, (Chapter V, p. 69); by William Lionel Wyllie, M. F. Wren ~E 74.60.29.141 (talk) 10:22, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

Redirect from the Sinking of SMS Cap Trafalgar

An editor has just done the merge, which was a recommended outcome of the move discussion at Talk:Sinking of SMS Cap Trafalgar. But why not redirect to the *section* at SMS Cap Trafalgar#World War I battle with Carmania? EdJohnston (talk) 07:11, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

Dubious

The description of the engagement states "Carmania suffered much the worse of the engagement", and suggests she had a lucky escape ("Just as it seemed the fires ... would burn out of control..."). Where exactly does this idea come from? I'm pretty sure it isn't from the source listed (Simpson's book) Carmania was more heavily armed, with better guns, and inflicted more damage and casualties. How exactly did she suffer "much the worse"? Xyl 54 (talk) 03:14, 15 December 2014 (UTC)