WebRMS Lusitania (named after the Roman province in Western Europe corresponding to modern Portugal) was a British ocean liner that was launched by the Cunard Line in 1906 and that held the Blue Riband appellation for the fastest Atlantic crossing in 1908. It was briefly the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of the Mauretania three …

WebDie RMS Lusitania war ein Passagierschiff der britischen Reederei Cunard Line (RMS bedeutet Royal Mail Ship). Das nach der römischen Provinz Lusitania benannte Schiff wurde ab 1907 im Transatlantikverkehr zwischen Liverpool und New York City eingesetzt und war bis zur Indienststellung des Schwesterschiffs Mauretania das größte Schiff der …

WebL'RMS Lusitania è stato un transatlantico britannico in servizio agli inizi del XX secolo, di proprietà della Cunard Line. Era il gemello del RMS Mauretania e fu affondato nel 1915 dal sommergibile tedesco U-20 Le caratteristiche principali Il Lusitania alla partenza da New ...

WebRMS Queen Mary is a retired British ocean liner that sailed primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard-White Star Line and was built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. Queen Mary, along with RMS Queen Elizabeth, were built as part of Cunard's planned two-ship weekly express service between Southampton, …

WebEl RMS Lusitania fue un transatlántico británico diseñado por Leonard Peskett [2] [3] y construido en el astillero John Brown & Company en Clydebank para la ilustre empresa naviera Cunard Line.Fue nombrado en honor de la antigua provincia romana de Lusitania, y se incorporó a la flota de Cunard en agosto de 1907.Fue en su momento, el buque de …

WebRMS Caronia was a 34,183 gross register tons (GRT) passenger ship of the Cunard Line (then Cunard White Star Line). Launched on 30 October 1947, she served with Cunard until 1967. She was initially nicknamed the "Green Goddess" after Liverpool's green and white "Green Goddess" trams, and the nickname stuck. She was one of the first "dual-purpose" …

WebLe RMS Lancastria est un paquebot transatlantique britannique coulé le 17 juin 1940 par les Allemands lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Son naufrage, qui provoqua environ 4 000 victimes, est l'une des plus grandes catastrophes maritimes du XX e siècle [ 1 ] .

WebDer Bau. Bereits im Jahre 1926 wurde ein Ersatz für die veraltete RMS Mauretania geplant. Der Bauauftrag an die Werft John Brown & Company, Clydebank wurde aber erst 1930 erteilt. Nach der Kiellegung am 31. Januar 1931 ging der Bau zunächst so schnell voran, dass der Stapellauf bereits für den Mai 1932 geplant wurde. Aufgrund der …

WebThe RMS Lusitania was a UK-registered ocean liner that was torpedoed by an Imperial German Navy U-boat during the First World War on 7 May 1915, about 11 nautical miles (20 kilometres) off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland.The attack took place in the declared maritime war-zone around the UK, shortly after unrestricted submarine warfare against …

WebRMS Cedric was an ocean liner owned by the White Star Line.She was the second of a quartet of ships over 20,000 tons, dubbed the Big Four, and was the largest vessel in the world at the time of her entering service.Her career, peppered with collisions and minor incidents, took place mainly on the route from Liverpool to New York.. Requisitioned as …