Talk:HMS Camperdown (1885)
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[edit] Date of Sale
Are you certain she was sold in 1911? My Great Grandfather was an officer on board and married a local girl at Rathmullan (Lough Swilly) in 1912. The records of the marriage state that his address at the time was 'HMS Camperdown'. This would suggest 1911 is an incorrect date to place, no? Iamlondon 05:57, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
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HMS Camperdown was a Victorian era battleship of the Royal Navy, and was the only member of the Admiral class not to be named after an Admiral.
At the time of her building there was in existence an armoured cruiser named HMS Nelson, and therefore this ship was named after one of Vice-Admiral Nelson's victories, rather than after the man himself.
Surely the ship is named after Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown? Nelson was not present at the Battle of Camperdown. 195.137.79.247 21:18, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
