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'''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]]. | '''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]]. | ||
| − | She was to | + | She 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. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 15:14, 27 September 2012
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.
She 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.
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