Talk:HMS Campania (1914)

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There seems to be some discrepancies here with the official Board of Enquiry, a copy of which I have with me. The enquiry, held upon HMS Repulse and concluding on 12 November 1918, reported that:

• Campania struck first HMS Royal Oak (HMS Revenge is not mentioned at all in the official report), pushed her into Glorious, and then swung along Glorious's port side.
• The squall began at 03:30; Campania seems to have dragged her anchor very shortly after, as at 03:55 she made urgent signals for assistance.
• Campania sunk at 08:35, approximately five hours after the initial collision.

I have underlined the major discrepancies with the article in its present state. I'll note that Royal Oak was a Revenge-class battleship, which may be the source of reports saying that Campania was the Revenge. Perhaps we can discuss the reliability of sources here. — BillC ^talk 00:23, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi Bill - great to hear from you. Feel free to edit as feel best. I put the article together while tracing down my great uncle, who served on the Campania in the RNAS. If you have further information /corrections please go ahead, I'm not expert, I drew together the sources from various internet sites. regards, Mark --mgaved 22:00, 18 February 2007 (UTC)