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In 1930 Cunard ordered an 80,000-ton liner that was to be the first of two record-breakers fast enough to fit into a two-ship weekly Southampton–New York service. Work on "Hull Number 534" was halted in 1931 because of the economic conditions.
Ex Heliopolis Served on the Liverpool to New York route. Scrapped 1922. Justicia: 1917: Never operated: Intermediate: 32,120: Acquired from the Holland America Line but never operated for Cunard due to a crew shortage, and was handed over to the White Star Line. Feltria: 1891: 1916–1917: Intermediate: 2,254: Sunk by UC-48 in 1917. Flavia ...
Cunard – Queen Mary 2, the only vessel left with a scheduled transatlantic service to New York from Southampton. In addition, Southampton is a regular port of call for ships of other cruise companies, including: AIDA - German cruise line part of Carnival - fourteen ships; Azamara Cruises - four ships; Crystal Cruises – based in Los Angeles ...
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The next year, Cunard started construction on an 80,000-ton liner that was to be the first of two record-breakers fast enough to fit into a two-ship weekly Southampton–New York service. [5] Consequently, CGT altered its plans to make its new liner even bigger. [ 1 ]
In July 1952 that ship made the crossing in 3 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes. Cunard Line's RMS Queen Mary 2 is the only ship currently making regular transatlantic crossings throughout the year, usually between Southampton and New York. For this reason it has been designed as a proper ocean liner, not as a cruise ship.
RMS Queen Elizabeth at Southampton in 1968 Queen Elizabeth docked at Southampton in 1967 Queen Elizabeth leaving New York during her last voyage, 1968 In late 1968, Queen Elizabeth was sold to the Elizabeth Corporation, with 15% of the company controlled by a group of Philadelphia businessmen and 85% retained by Cunard.
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