RMS Mauretania (1938)

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RMS Mauretania (1938) was a British ocean liner operated by Cunard White Star Line, serving primarily on transatlantic routes before and after World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ocean liner
steamship
beam 27 m
89 ft
builder Cammell Laird
builtAt Birkenhead
class Cunard White Star intermediate liner
completedIn 1939
country United Kingdom
crew over 500 crew
deckCount multiple passenger decks
enteredService 1939
flag Red Ensign
linked to: British Red Ensign
funnelCount 2
homePort Liverpool
hullMaterial steel
IMOType passenger ship
launchDate 1938-07-28
length 235 m
771 ft
maximumSpeed 23 knots
namedAfter Mauretania
RMS Mauretania (1906)
operator Cunard Line
Cunard White Star Line
linked to: Cunard Line
owner Cunard White Star Line
linked to: Cunard Line
participatedIn World War II
passengerCapacity over 1,300 passengers
powerType oil-fired boilers
propulsion steam turbines
twin screw propellers
requisitionedBy British government
linked to: UK government
retiredFromService 1965
roleDuringWorldWarII military transport
troopship
route Liverpool–New York
Southampton–New York
scrapped 1965
scrappedAt Inverkeithing
serviceSpeed 21 knots
sisterShip RMS Britannic (1929)
RMS Georgic
successorTo RMS Mauretania (1906)
tonnage 35639 GRT
usedFor transatlantic passenger service
troop transport
wartime service

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Cammell Laird built RMS Mauretania (1938)