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RMS Mauretania

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Length241 m
Construction startedAugust 18, 1904
LaunchedSeptember 20, 1906
Place builtWallsend, United Kingdom
BuilderSwan Hunter
Did you knowMauretania and Lusitania were the only ships with direct-drive steam turbines to hold the Blue Riband; in later ships, reduction geared turbines were mainly used.
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About RMS Mauretania


RMS Mauretania was an ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Wigham Richardson and Swan Hunter for the British Cunard Line, launched on the afternoon of 20 September 1906. She was the world's largest ship until the completion of RMS Olympic in 1911. Mauretania became a favourite among her passengers.

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