Cunard line 1910 book

Built for speed and equipped with gun mounts for deck cannons, the german government regarded the lusitania as a nonneutral ship, and a german uboat sank her on may 7, 1915. Receipt for third class passage, cunard line 1910 gg. Good book for anyone interested with the cunard line and sailing. Cunard line passenger lists for additional information about our collection. Since 2011, cunard and its three ships have been registered in hamilton, bermuda. Cunard line passenger lists available at the gjenvickgjonvik archives that have been transcribed and uploaded are listed below. As a source of both information and rare photographs, few books can equal picture history of the cunard line. Menus, periodicals, books, photographs and miscellaneous other ephemera. Interior of immigration quarters on cunard line pier, east boston, mass. Rms mauretania souvenir spoon cunard line lusitania sister ship. Umbria, 1884, 18841910, express, 7,700, blue riband, last cunarders to carry sails, scrapped 1910. Information outlines and covers all the facts of the cunard line with clarity of detail.

I have been on a cruise on the queen elizabeth 2 and enjoyed it. The cunard line s first transatlantic liner britannia leaves boston, massachusetts, in 1847. This company derives its name from samuel cunard of halifax, nova scotia, an owner of sailing vessels trading from. I bought this along with the cunard book on the queen mary for my fatherinlaw. Memorandum of a ticket issued by the cunard steam ship co. The dining saloon is on the upper deck, and is furnished in a style equal to that of the firstclass saloons in ordinary ships, in solid oak, and fitted with tables, revolving chairs, sideboard, etc. At the time, steamship lines did not try to attract the potential travelers in. This cunard line map from 1912 shows the proposed route of the titanics voyage. The bestknown shipwreck in history inspired songs, books, movies, and an. This company derives its name from samuel cunard of halifax, nova scotia, an owner of sailing vessels trading from boston and newfoundland to bermuda. Although many books have been written about cunards passenger ships in the 20th century, few have covered the 19th century fleet in much detail, particularly. The public rooms for the second class passengers are all placed abaft the machinery on the upper arid promenade decks. The rms lusitania was a luxury british ocean liner built by the cunard line between 1904 and 1907 with the help of the british admiralty.

Cunard first approached investors in halifax and boston, but with little success. Vintage ocean liner postcard by cunard white star line and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The 1910s saw fierce competition between the two german giants of shipping, the. Book your luxury cruise for 2020, 2021 and 2022 today with cunard. For third class passage by cunard line of mail steamers.

Front cover, famous cunarders, published by the cunard line 21 march 1910. It is a great historical record of the line and is very easy to read. First page, cunard line ss saxonia saloon class passenger list 19 july 1910. You can view a complete inventory of cunard line passenger lists available at the gg archives on this. It made its first transatlantic voyage in 1840, travelling from halifax, nova scotia, to liverpool in. I am offering for sale, a 1910, travel booklet and maps, for the cunard line, r. In 1839, samuel cunard was awarded the first british transatlantic steamship mail contract, and the next year formed the british and north american royal mail steampacket company together with robert napier, the famous scottish steamship engine designer and builder. On october 20, 1910, rms olympic was launched at belfast. The gg archives has extensive holdings in cunard line ephemera from the. Secondary sources for this article included the books cunard and the north atlantic by francis hyde. The records came to a natural end in 1934, when the white star line merged with the cunard steamship company. It is a book which a ship enthusiast would enjoy immensely.

Second class and steerage accommodations gg archives. Cunard white star line passenger lists 19341949 the cunard white star line was formed as a merger of the two once giant steamship lines the cunard steam ship company and the white star line and operated from 19341949. Interior of immigration quarters on cunard line pier, east. The first transatlantic voyage for the cunard line occurred in 1840. Cunard line history and ephemera 18801919 gg archives. It is a beautiful book full of information and photographs. Cunard lines poster to all parts of the world about 1920 offered a.