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STEAMSHIPS / MAURETANIACunarder on the Atlantic run, at this time the fastest ocean-going liner of them all, breaking all the Atlantic records
SS Lucania - CunardSS Lucania. This Cunarder is the first ship to be equipped with Signor Marconis wireless system : for a while she holds the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing. Date: circa 1920s
IMPERATOR STEAMSHIPLiner of the Hamburg-Amerika line - the worlds largest ship in her day: she made only one crossing, then war came, after which she became the Cunarder Berengaria
Cunard Line, RMS Aquitania - brass pressure gaugeCunard Line, RMS Aquitania - circular brass pressure gauge on a contemporary oak backing with plaque bearing the words Cunarder Aquitania 1914-1950'. Date: 1914-1950
Launch of Cunarder, Aquitania, by G. H. DavisThe launch of the year. First drawings of the gigantic Cunarder, the Aquitania, in the process of being built on the Clyde. Above: a cross section
The boat question by G. H. DavisThe boat question: a suggested method of launching ships boats (ie lifeboats) with long davits. The longer davit would launch the boat well clear of the ships side
RMS Queen Mary compared in size with Buckingham PalaceThe newly launched RMS Queen Mary compared with Buckingham Palace and other large buildings. With other indications of her size, power, speed and safety. Date: 1934
BRITANNIC CUNARDERCunard motor vessel. Date: 1930s ?
Britannia Cunarder 2Cunard passenger liner which starts the first regular transatlantic mail service; in 1849 she is sold to Germany and ignominiously ends her career sunk as a target ship. Date: launched 1840
Lucania SteamshipThis Cunarder is the first ship to be equipped with Signor Marconis wireless system : for a while she holds the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing. Date: 1901
The Lost CunarderPhotograph of the Lusitania, a floating palace, torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat on May 7th 1915 with the loss of 1200 lives
STEAMSHIPS / LACONIACunarder on the Atlantic run
STEAMSHIP FRANCONIACunarder on the Atlantic run, described as a floating stadium because of her luxurious sports facilities - swimming pool, gymnasia and racquets court
STEAMSHIP CARONIACunarder sailing between Liverpool and the United States : with her sister-ship Carmania she had a reputation for fine lines and luxurious accommodation
STEAMSHIP AQUITANIACunarder on the Atlantic run, described by Lord Northcliffe as the wonder ship of the world
SCOTIA CUNARDERThe last great ocean-going paddle-wheel steamer, built for the Cunard Line, crossed the Atlantic in 9 days 22 hours : the most magnificent passenger steamer of her day
Britannia CunarderPassenger liner of the Cunard Line which starts the first regular transatlantic mail service; in 1849 she is sold to Germany and ends her career sunk as a target ship
Southampton HarbourAerial view of the harbour, with a Cunarder undergoing painting or something of the sort
Cunarder CabinA third-class two-berth room (they don t call it a cabin) on a Cunarder on the Atlantic run
Cunarder Dining RoomThe third-class dining room of a Cunarder on the Atlantic run