The Insane Battle of RMS Carmania and SMS Cap Trafalgar

On September 14th, 1914, RMS Carmania, recently converted into an armed merchant cruiser made a strange discovery in the South Atlantic-- another armed merchant cruiser disguised to look exactly like her. It was the German SMS Cap Trafalgar, which had also been converted into a war ship and disguised to trick allied ships. The encounter set off one of the strangest naval battles in history. A fight to the death between two luxury liners. Check out the Big Old Boats store: https://www.bigoldboats.com Join our crew over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BigOldBoats Become a channel member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUM0WOtnJVCmNUFkNGd-rGA/join Listen to the episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3dBanZDLg9anxnbxsvJUxz?si=8c1dc6695c1342b5 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigoldboats TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigoldboat Music & Sound Effects: Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/hdulva Artlist: https://artlist.io/referral/8ff991fd-ffa7-4e57-9cd4-d36d2b77403e SoundSnap: https://www.soundsnap.com/ Sources: The Ship That Hunted Itself by Colin Simpson Atlantic Liners of the Cunard Line by Neil McCart https://www.gutenberg.org/files/65761/65761-h/65761-h.htm Chapters: 00:00 RMS Carmania 1:19 Chapter 1: “Thank God I was never taught to hate any man.” 4:22 Chapter 2: Unlikely Warriors 7:20 Chapter 3: Mini Lucy 12:49 Chapter 4: People in Glass Houses 15:15 Chapter 5: Preparing For Battle 21:42 Chapter 6: Fire! 30:20 Chapter 7: The Absurdity of War Disclaimer: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you. Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue providing free high-quality historical content.