Posted by Steve B on June 25, 1998 at 23:38:21 in pm1-s17.meridian.cybertron.com:
In Reply to: Re: Lustiania,Mauratania VS. Aquitania posted by Bob Read on June 25, 1998 at 22:24:27:
The structures in the Lusitania & Mauretania, were basically the same, only except
for a few minor differences. The Aquitania as mentioned in the 2nd post about this,
was not a sister ship to these, she was launched 6 years after the Lusitania & the
Mauretania. The Aquitania was around 901 feet long, & was a bit slower than the
Lusitania & Mauretania, at 23.5 knots, but yet, she had much more luxery than the
others. The Lusitania, as you know was sunk by a German U-boat during WW1, taking
1,198 people to their deaths, the Mauretania was retired in 1929, & scrapped later,
& the Aquitania survived WW2, & ended up being scrapped in 1950, after 36 years of
service. Visit the Cunard archives at http://www.liv.ac.uk/~archives/cunard/ships/ndx.htm,
or visit www.cunardline.com, & visit The Fleet section of the website.....
Steve B