An
item dated London
20 September reported that according to the British admiralty the British
auxiliary cruiser Carmania (1) destroyed an German armed steamship during a
battle of nearly two hours. Of her crew were nine man killed. The German
steamship was believed to be the Berlin
or the Kap Trafalgar. According to the edition of the next day was the battle
on the 14th and was the crew of the (now called) Cap Trafalgar saved
by the German ship Eleonore Woermann.
Note
1. Launched on 21 February 1905 at the shipyard of John
Brown&Co., Clydebank with yard number 366 and finally broken up in 1932. Of
the Cunard Line. With as tonnage 19.524 gross tons were her dimensions 198,2 x 22,0 metres. Speed 18
knots. Her armament consisted of 8-4.7”
guns.
