Mauretania’s Maiden Voyage
Mauretania (1907) left Liverpool on her maiden voyage on 16 November 1907 under the command of Capt.…
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Mauretania Deux Bids Adieu
Mauretania (1938) departed New York on her final voyage with paying passengers, a Mediterranean cruise,…
Cruising on Mauretania
In 1931, Arthur and Kate Kahop boarded Cunard Line’s Mauretiania (1907) for a West Indies…
Mauretania Sets a Record Pace
On 30 September 1909 Cunard Line’s Mauretania (1907) took the Blue Riband from fellow Cunarder…
Five Ocean Liners With Unfortunate Names
Ocean liner history is rich with famous and evocative names, such as Queen Mary, Mauretania,…
Campania’s Explosive Demise
Campania was the world’s largest and fastest ocean liner when she joined the Cunard Line…
William Turner — Lusitania Captain
Cunard Line Commodore William Thomas Turner, master of Lusitania when she was sunk by a…
Plucky, Lucky Franconia
Franconia (1923) was launched on 21 October 1922 at the John Brown and Co. shipyard…
The New York Cunard Building
Cunard Line’s presence in New York dates back to 1848, but it wasn’t until 1921…
William Francis Gibbs: Master Liner Architect
William Francis Gibbs, the naval architect who designed United States, America and many other great…