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However, the Cunard flag was flown over the White Star flag on the last two White Star liners, MV Georgic and MV Britannic. Georgic was scrapped in 1956, while Britannic made the final Liverpool–New York crossing of any White Star vessel from New York on 25 November 1960, and returned to Liverpool for the final time before sailing under her ...
Cunard and Howe were associates and Howe also owed Cunard £300 [14] (equivalent to £34,119 in 2023). [15] Cunard returned to Halifax to raise capital, and Howe continued to lobby the British government. [13] The Rebellions of 1837–1838 were ongoing and London realised that the proposed Halifax service was also important for the military. [16]
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Cunard Caravel: 1971: 1971–1974: Bulk carrier: 15,498: Sold to the Great Eastern Shipping Co in 1974 and renamed Jag Shanti. Scrapped at Alang, India in 1997: Cunard Carronade: 1971: 1971–1978: Bulk carrier: 15,498: Sold to Olympic Maritime in 1978. and renamed Olympic History. Cunard Calamanda: 1972: 1972–1978: Bulk carrier: 15,498: Sold ...
Cunard sent divers to the wreck to determine if Oregon could be salvaged. However, the hull broke open when the ship hit the bottom. However, the hull broke open when the ship hit the bottom. The loss amounted to $3,166,000 including $1.25 million for the ship, $700,000 for her cargo, $216,000 in passenger baggage, and $1 million for currency ...
YouTube Kids has faced criticism from advocacy groups, particularly the Fairplay Organization, for concerns surrounding the app's use of commercial advertising, as well as algorithmic suggestions of videos that may be inappropriate for the app's target audience, as the app has been associated with a controversy surrounding disturbing or violent ...
Commonwealth and Dominion was taken over by the Cunard Line in June 1916, at the initiative of Thomas Royden, who was already a director of Cunard. Several Cunard directors joined the board of Commonwealth and Dominion, now renamed Cunard Line Australasian Service, Commonwealth & Dominion Line Ltd, and in exchange several Commonwealth and Dominion directors joined Cunard's board.
The "brass monkey" is the nickname of the house flag of the Cunard Line, adopted in 1878, a lion rampant or on a field gules holding a globe. [13] The reference is almost certainly irreverent humour, rather than a source of the expression, of which variants predate it.