Cunard line

To anyone familiar with ocean-going travel, the mere name ‘Cunard’ conjures images of luxurious transatlantic voyages and spectacular, red-funnelled Liners. The line had humble beginnings in 1840 and would go on to dominate the transatlantic trade, introducing some of history’s most famous ships including Mauretania, Lusitania, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. Today Cunard still operates the last ocean liner, the great Queen Mary 2.

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RMS CARPATHIA

RMS Carpathia, one of Cunard's utilitarian combination cargo-passenger steamers from the turn of the last century. She was torpedoed and sunk in 1918 but perhaps is most well-known for dashing through the night to provide assistance to Titanic's passengers as the liner foundered.

RMS LUSITANIA

Lusitania was both the largest and fastest ship in the world when she was introduced in 1907. Her interiors were the very last word in luxury, and alongside her sister Mauretania she became a beloved fixture of the transatlantic fleet. Tragically she was lost in 1915 when torpedoed by an Imperial German submarine with great loss of life.

RMS QUEEN MARY

Queen Mary was Cunard’s contender for that new generation of ‘super-liner’ of the 1930s intended to compete with the likes of Normandie and Europa. She went on to have one of the most legendary careers of any ship in history and today exists as a floating hotel.

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