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RMS Britannia was an ocean liner of the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, later known as Cunard Steamship Company.She was launched on 5 February 1840, [1] at the yard of Robert Duncan & Company in Greenock, Scotland.
Aquitania was the third in Cunard Line's grand trio of express liners, preceded by RMS Mauretania and RMS Lusitania, and was the last surviving four-funnelled ocean liner. [6] Shortly after Aquitania entered service, the First World War broke out, during which she was first converted into an auxiliary cruiser before being used as a troop ...
Royal Mail Steam Ship Arabia (RMS Arabia) was an ocean liner operated by Cunard. It was the last wooden-hulled ship built for the Cunard Line , built in 1852 in Greenock , Scotland . [ 3 ] On January 1, 1853, [ 4 ] it departed on its maiden voyage with 60 passengers and 1,200 tons of coal .
Children of the Sea portrays children at play, and the toy is a sailing boat in the shallow water. [2] In Dutch the painting is known as Kinderen Der Zee. [3] The painting is now in the collections of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. [1] Israëls created at least 13 different versions or configurations of children playing by the sea.
Cunard's ships were reduced versions of Great Western and only carried 115 passengers in conditions that Charles Dickens unfavourably likened to a "gigantic hearse". Mean 1840 – 1841 Liverpool - Halifax times for the quartette were 13 days, 6 hours (7.9 knots, 14.6 km/h, 9.1 mph) westbound and 11 days, 3 hours (9.3 kn, 17.2 km/h, 10.7 mph ...
An ocean name for your little one might be a choice to consider if you are dreaming of having a baby as calm as the sea. Nature names are having a moment, especially those that are “calm ...
RMS Laconia was a Cunard ocean liner, built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson as a successor of the 1911–1917 RMS Laconia.The new ship was launched on 9 April 1921, and made her maiden voyage on 25 May 1922 from Southampton to New York City.
Here, an inside look at Cunard’s new Queen Anne cruise ship. Take a look at the ship's stunning interiors—and its full pickleball court. Here, an inside look at Cunard’s new Queen Anne ...