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gptkbp:instanceOf
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shipping company
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gptkbp:acquiredBy
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gptkb:Carnival_Corporation_&_plc
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gptkbp:acquisitionYear
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1998
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Cunard_Line
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:fleetSize
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3 (as of 2024)
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:Samuel_Cunard
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gptkbp:foundedYear
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1840
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Liverpool
gptkb:Southampton
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Held Blue Riband for fastest Atlantic crossing
Pioneered regular transatlantic steamship service
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Cunard Steamship Company
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gptkbp:industry
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gptkb:ship
shipping
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gptkbp:logo
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Cunard Line logo.svg
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Survived both World Wars
Carried mail under contract to the British government
Merged with White Star Line in 1934
Operated transatlantic passenger service
Rivalry with White Star Line
Transitioned to cruise operations
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Samuel_Cunard
gptkb:John_Burns
Sir Percy Bates
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gptkbp:notableShip
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gptkb:RMS_Aquitania
gptkb:RMS_Campania
gptkb:RMS_Carpathia
gptkb:RMS_Franconia
gptkb:RMS_Queen_Elizabeth
gptkb:RMS_Saxonia
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_2
gptkb:RMS_Caronia
gptkb:RMS_Laconia
gptkb:RMS_Scythia
gptkb:Britannia
gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkb:RMS_Ivernia
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth
gptkb:RMS_Queen_Mary
gptkb:RMS_Lusitania
gptkb:RMS_Mauretania
gptkb:Queen_Mary_2
RMS Etruria
RMS Umbria
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gptkbp:officialWebsite
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https://www.cunard.com/
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Carnival_Corporation_&_plc
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
global
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gptkbp:serviceType
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gptkb:ship
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sir_Samuel_Cunard
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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