On this day - April 2, 1912 - The doomed RMS Titanic begins sea trials. The sea trials began at 6 am on Monday, 2 April 1912, just two days after her fitting out was finished and eight days before ...

Of all the great ships built on the River Tyne, none is more famous than the Cunard ocean liner RMS Mauretania. Launched at Swan Hunter’s Wallsend yard, 115 years ago, in September 1906, the ...

The Government loaned Cunard £2.6m for the new superliners, named Mauretania and Lusitania. After flawless sea trials, the Mauretania left Liverpool on her maiden voyage on November 16, 1907 ...

If you or members of your family served in the Mercantile Marine then a book just published is for you.It tells the story of the world’s largest ship of the time, RMS Mauretania, then as now, a ...

RMS Mauretania, one of the most famous ships to be built on Tyneside, was launched amid great fanfare in 1906. The luxury liner was famous for its speed, for many years holding the record for the ...

RMS Mauretania made her maiden voyage the following year, setting off from Liverpool for New York on November 16, 1907. Weighing 31,938 tons, the ship had enough space for 563 1st class passengers ...

A spectacular model of RMS Mauretania, once the biggest and fastest ship in the world, is going to auction on Tuesday, May 12, expected to sell for up to £50,000. The original three metre model ...

RMS Mauretania was retired by Cunard in 1934. Image source, Universal History Archive. Image caption, In 1919 the Mauretania inaugurated Cunard's new express service from Southampton to New York.

On this day - April 2, 1912 - The doomed RMS Titanic begins sea trials. The sea trials began at 6 am on Monday, 2 April 1912, just two days after her fitting out was finished and eight days before ...

Image caption, RMS Mauretania was launched on the River Tyne amid great fanfare in 1906 RMS Mauretania, one of the most famous ships to be built on Tyneside, was launched amid great fanfare in ...