RMS Mauretania was a British ocean liner built for the Cunard Line by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson at Wallsend on the River Tyne, England, launched in 1906. She was the world's largest ship until
Mauretania in 1907 off the Tyne
Workmen standing below Mauretania's original three-bladed propellers in dry dock
Mauretania on her Tyneside builder's ways prior to launch in 1906
Mauretania's official launch party, 20 September 1906
A four-funnel liner, also known as a four-stacker, is an ocean liner with four funnels.
RMS Olympic (left) and RMS Titanic (right)
An illustration of the SS Great Eastern from Jules Verne's novel "A Floating City" (1869) drawn by Jules Férat
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RMS Lusitania and RMS Mauretania Cunard Line Advert Poster 1907