The Unseen Mauretania 1907

Author : Kent Layton
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750996549
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Unseen Mauretania 1907 written by Kent Layton and published by History Press. This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcasing photographs and illustrations from a variety of collectors' archives, The Unseen Mauretania 1907 reveals the Cunard company's most luxurious ocean liner of the early twentieth century. When the Mauretania took to the North Atlantic for the first time in November 1907, she was the largest and fastest ship in the world, serving with her sister ship, the Lusitania, for nearly eight years. Although the Lusitania's life was cut short during the First World War, the Mauretania continued to have an impressive presence at sea, holding the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing until 1929. This evocative visual history, now available in paperback, by maritime expert J. Kent Layton follows her glorious career, which spanned four decades of the twentieth century.

Author : J. Kent Layton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782000984
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transatlantic Liners written by J. Kent Layton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the end of the nineteenth century there has been a stunning succession of transatlantic liners, from the White Star Line's Oceanic of 1899 to the Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 of 2004. These floating palaces often contained luxurious staterooms, ballrooms and lounges for the rich, and noticeably more modest and basic accommodation for poorer travellers. Their designs and powerplants were often cutting-edge as each competed to be the largest, most luxurious and fastest ship on the Atlantic. As the tides of passenger demand rose and fell through the years and the world plunged twice into global conflict, these ships had to adapt to survive. Many of these vessels – including Mauretania, Olympic, the first Queen Mary and France – had long and glorious careers; others – Titanic, Lusitania and Normandie among them – suffered tragic endings. J. Kent Layton describes the heyday of the superliners and explains what life was like for passengers, both rich and poor.

Author : David Hutchings
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750985840
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book RMS Mauretania (1907) written by David Hutchings and published by History Press. This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating story of the 1907 RMS Mauretania, the then-most-famous liner in the world

Author : J. Kent Layton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780557084463
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Atlantic Liners: A Trio of Trios written by J. Kent Layton and published by . This book was released on 2009-07-10 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They formed three trios of wonder ships. From the Cunard Line came the Lusitania, Mauretania, and Aquitania. From the White Star Line came the Olympic, the infamous Titanic, and the Britannic. From the Hamburg-Amerika Line came the Imperator, Vaterland and Bismarck, which would later find service as Cunard's Berengaria, the U.S. Line's Leviathan, and White Star's Majestic. They were, in turn, the fastest, most powerful, largest and most luxurious ocean liners that had ever sailed that ocean. Some would find great success; others would suffer disaster. Their careers would be affected by natural elements, by mismanagement, and by the brutalities of war. Their fates were also inextricably intertwined. The all-new 2009 Version of "Atlantic Liners" boasts over 730 photos, as well as nearly a dozen general arrangement plans of the ships. An Introduction has been penned by Mark Chirnside.

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fabulous Interiors of the Great Ocean Liners in Historic Photographs written by William H. Miller and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 1985 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some 200 superb photographs -- in long shots and close-ups -- capture exquisite interiors of world’s great "floating palaces" -- 1890s to 1980s: Titanic, �le de France, Queen Elizabeth, United States, Europa, more. Informative captions provide key details.

Author : J. Kent Layton
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9781803995861
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Unseen Aquitania written by J. Kent Layton and published by History Press. This book was released on 2024-05-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the elegant Aquitania 'the ship beautiful', told through rare and unusual imagery RMS Aquitania was in service for decades, and was very much beloved. The third in Cunard Line's 'grand trio' of express liners, running mate of the lost Lusitania and the legendary Mauretania (1907), Aquitania was the last surviving four-funneled ocean liner. Aquitania was pressed into service during both world wars and was one of the longest serving passenger liners of the twentieth century. She was also one of the most elegant, nicknamed the 'ship beautiful'. Maritime authors J. Kent Layton and Tad Fitch have collaborated to put together the most evocative and exciting collection of rare and unusual imagery relating to this historic vessel ever shown.

Author : Tad Fitch
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445614391
Total Pages : 1093 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On a Sea of Glass written by Tad Fitch and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 1093 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sumptuously illustrated history of the Titanic, her sinking and its aftermath.

Author : Simon Mills
Publisher : History Press (SC)
ISBN 13 : 9780752497716
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Unseen Britannic written by Simon Mills and published by History Press (SC). This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the third and largest sister of the famous Olympic-class trio, Britannic is often and unjustly overlooked in comparison to Olympic and Titanic. Launched on the eve of war in February 1914, Britannic would never see service on the White Star Line's express service on the North Atlantic mail run for which she was built. After being requisitioned by the Admiralty in November 1915 His Majesty's Hospital Ship Britannic instead became indispensible to the thousands of injured and sick troops that needed transporting back to Britain from the Mediterranean theatre of war. However, as was the fate of many liners during the conflict, her life was cut tragically short when she was suddenly wracked by a mysterious explosion on 21 November 1916 and sank in less than an hour - three times faster than her sister ship Titanic, and yet thanks to the improvements in safety heralded by the tragedy of her sister 1,032 of 1,062 on board survived.Here Simon Mills brings together previously unseen material, including stunning colour images of Britannic's wreck in the Aegean Sea, and this poignant story to tell a tale of heroism in the First World War, of an oftoverlooked but key ship to British maritime history and of the unique future that the wreck might still one day enjoy.

Author : J. Kent Layton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781445642628
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lusitania written by J. Kent Layton and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive history of Cunard's Edwardian superliner, Lusitania.

Author : Andrew Britton
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780752479514
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book RMS Queen Elizabeth written by Andrew Britton and published by History Press. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marking the 75th anniversary since the launch of RMS Queen Elizabeth, this new, colorful history of the famous liner offers unique behind-the-scene views, aerial shots, and much more This history follows the RMS Queen Elizabeth, the second of two liners Cunard built for transatlantic service along with her running mate Queen Mary. She was launched in September 1938, the largest passenger liner built at the time and for many years after. Entering service as a troopship in World War II, she had a successful career before retiring in 1968 after which she was sold to a Hong Kong businessman with plans to convert her into a floating university. But it was not to be and she was capsized in a mysterious fire in the harbor in 1972, a bizarre end for an elegant liner. Andrew Britton presents a wealth of unpublished photographic material and ephemera, even including the original purchase receipt, to tell the story of this historic liner. This evocative book offers a treat for all ocean liner fans.