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Booklet - Illustrated History, The New Mauretania; Fulfilment of a Great Enterprise, 1938

  • Front cover of booklet showing an outline sketch of the Mauretania on a White backgrond and the title 'Mauretania on purple background.

    Front Cover of booklet

  • Opening page of booklet

  • Picture of Lady Bates, wife of Sir Percy E Bates, Chairman of Cunard White Star Limited

    Picure of Lady Bates who christented the vessel in 1938

  • Some Interesting facts and features of the Mauretania

  • Illustration of the 1938 Passenger Liner

    The Cunard White Star 'Mauretania'

  • Front cover of booklet showing an outline sketch of the Mauretania on a White backgrond and the title 'Mauretania on purple background.
  • Picture of Lady Bates, wife of Sir Percy E Bates, Chairman of Cunard White Star Limited
  • Illustration of the 1938 Passenger Liner

Historical information

RMS Mauretania was launched on 28 July 1938 at the Cammell Laird yard in Birkenhead, England and was completed in May 1939. The second Mauretania was the first ship built for the newly formed Cunard White Star company following the merger in April 1934 of the Cunard and White Star lines.

Physical description

A booklet illustrating the history of construction through to the launch of the passenger liner Mauretania in 1938

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