The Royal Navy drew both design and personnel consequences from the disaster. Majestic-class battleships gained denser subdivision, more watertight doors, and more longitudinal bulkheads, improving their ability to contain flooding. Markham remained widely blamed within the Admiralty. Tryon's memoranda, Queen's Regulations, and signal-book instructions could have supported a refusal made to preserve the ship, undercutting the claim that a court martial would inevitably have condemned him. One interpretation holds that Tryon was setting his officers a problem and that TA was intended to cope with an admiral's mistake or a changing situation. A rider to the verdict criticized Markham for delaying action and Johnstone for failing both to safeguard Camperdown independently and to ensure full astern was applied promptly. Seymour warned both men that they had been treated lightly. Markham eventually reached full admiral but received only minor employment, and his offer to return during World War I was rejected.
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Majestic-class survivability and career consequences
Victoria's loss encouraged denser subdivision in the Majestic class, brought formal criticism of Markham and Johnstone, and limited Markham's later employment.