Carinthia was the largest of the five intermediate-size liners Cunard introduced during the years following World War I (can you name the other four?). Carinthia offered a variety of modern features, including an American-style bar (perfect for Prohibition-thirsty Yanks), upgraded third class accommodations and a two-deck sports and exercise arena. First class public room decor, unfortunately, embraced the oppressive “Ye Olde Manor House” style found on many British liners of the era. (Art Deco? Never heard of it! A French thing, eh?)
Carinthia spent most of her life on the Liverpool-Boston-New York and London-LeHavre-New York routes; cruising in the off season.
Like too many British liners of her generation, Carinthia’s life ended with a blast from a German torpedo (on 6 June 1940, near Galway Bay, Ireland, where she rests today).
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