The Mauretania

Built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited, Newcastle, England, 1907. 31,928 gross tons; 790 (bp) feet long; 88 feet wide. Steam turbine engines, quadruple screw. Service speed 25 knots. 2,335 passengers (560 first class, 475 second class, 1,300 third class).

Built for Cunard Line, British flag, in 1907 and named Mauretania. Liverpool-New York service. Wartime service, 1914-18. Used primarily as a cruiseship, 1930-34. Broken up in Scotland in 1935.

Photo: World Ship Society