RMS Mauretania (1906)
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RMS Mauretania (1906) was a famous British ocean liner renowned for holding the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing for over two decades and symbolizing early 20th-century luxury sea travel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RMS Mauretania | 2 |
| RMS Mauretania (1906) canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ocean liner
ⓘ
passenger ship ⓘ steamship ⓘ |
| awarded | Royal Mail Ship prefix ⓘ |
| beam |
26.8 m
ⓘ
88 ft ⓘ |
| BlueRibandHeldFrom | 1909 ⓘ |
| BlueRibandHeldUntil | 1929 ⓘ |
| builder | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson ONNED1 ⓘ |
| category |
Blue Riband holders
ⓘ
Ships built on the River Tyne ⓘ |
| class | Cunard express liner ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1907-10-24 ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | over 800 crew ⓘ |
| deckCount | multiple passenger decks ⓘ |
| designFeature |
four funnels
ⓘ
turbine propulsion designed by Charles Parsons ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1907 ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped at Rosyth ⓘ |
| flag |
British Red Ensign
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Ensign
|
| grossTonnage | about 31,938 GRT ⓘ |
| heldTitle | Blue Riband ⓘ |
| homePort | Liverpool ONNED1 ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1906-09-20 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall |
240 m
ⓘ
790 ft ⓘ |
| maidenVoyage | 1907-11-16 ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 26 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Roman Mauretania
ⓘ
surface form:
Mauretania (Roman province)
|
| notableFor |
fastest transatlantic crossings
ⓘ
luxurious early 20th-century ocean travel ⓘ |
| operator | Cunard Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Cunard Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | over 2,000 passengers ⓘ |
| portOfRegistry | Liverpool ⓘ |
| propulsion |
quadruple-screw
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| recordType |
eastbound transatlantic speed record
ⓘ
westbound transatlantic speed record ⓘ |
| route |
Liverpool–New York
ONNED1
ⓘ
Southampton–New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1935 ⓘ |
| serviceDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| shipyard | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson ⓘ |
| sisterShip | RMS Lusitania ⓘ |
| usedAs |
hospital ship
ⓘ
troopship ⓘ |
| withdrawnFromService | 1934 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
RMS Mauretania
this entity surface form:
RMS Mauretania