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Cunard Line
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Cunard Line R.M.S Aquitaine 45,650 Tons Length 901 feet Breadth 97 feet. Wanted: Ocean Liner Memorabilia Brochures Deck Plans Prints Posters China Models Menus Souvenirs Postcards etc. am especially looking for original 35mm color slides taken from the 1930's to the present Richard I Weiss P.O. Box 12304 Birmingham, Michigan 48012. Known as "The Ship Beautiful" the Aquitaine was built in 1914 for the Liverpool to New York service of the Cunard Steamship Co. After only three round voyages she was requisitioned by the government for use as an armed merchant cruiser but it was decided that employment of costly liners in this capacity was not practical, she was than converted for use a troopship than as a hospital ship and in 1916 again as a troopship. Reconditioned and converted from coal to oil firing she resumed transatlantic service in 1920 quickly becoming one of the most popular ships on the Atlantic, she made periodic cruises in the 1930's. In 1939 she was again requisitioned and converted for trooping service a roll she played until being released from the government in 1948. During 1948-49 she was used for austerity service between Southampton and Halifax. She was sold for demolition in 1950 arriving at Faslane in February and promptly broken up by BISCO Ltd. Aquintania was the last of the four funneled liners and the only major liner to serve in both world wars.
| Details |  | | Type: | Chrome | | Size: | 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm) |
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