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Cunard offered Parry a fortnightly service beginning in May 1840. While Cunard did not then own a steamship, he had been an investor in an earlier steamship venture, Royal William, and owned coal mines in Nova Scotia. [13] Cunard's major backer was Robert Napier whose Robert Napier and Sons was the Royal Navy's supplier of steam engines. [17]
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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 ...
From the time of the 1934 merger, the house flags of both lines had been flown on all their ships, with each ship flying the flag of its original owner above the other, but from 1950, even Georgic [156] and Britannic, [157] the last surviving White Star liners, flew the Cunard house flag above the White Star burgee until they were each ...
Pages in category "Cunard Line" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Built for Park Steamship Co., Montreal, she was operated under the management of Cunard White Star Ltd. [5] Sold in 1946 to Dominion Shipping Co. Ltd., Sydney, Nova Scotia and renamed Wabana. Operated under the management of Dominion Steel & Coal Corp., Ltd. [ 44 ] Collided with RMS Scythia in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence on 5 June 1952 and lost ...
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 ...