She was the fastest vessel in the world's oceans and it seems the RMS Mauretania is still making waves - as a 12ft long model of the ship is set to sell for £50,000. The beautifully-crafted 1:64 scale ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The RMS Mauretania was a British ...

The bell cabinet has the name of the Mauretania's sister ship, the Lusitania, inscribed on the underside A century-old brass bell from one of the early 20th Century's fastest liners is to go on sale ...

An extraordinarily detailed 12-foot replica of the sister ship to the ill-fated Lusitania has sold for a record £162,000. The beautifully-crafted 1:64 scale model of the luxury British liner RMS ...

RMS Mauretania was launched on the River Tyne amid great fanfare in 1906 RMS Mauretania, one of the most famous ships to be built on Tyneside, was launched amid great fanfare in 1906. The luxury liner ...

It was described as a "gala day on Tyneside" - Thursday, September 20, 1906 - and was one that remained in living memory for decades. Despite a chill in the early autumn air and an overcast sky, ...

A spectacular model of RMS Mauretania, once the biggest and fastest ship in the world, is going to auction on Tuesday, May 12, expected to sell for up to £50,000. The original three metre model will ...

If you or members of your family served in the Mercantile Marine then a book just published is for you.It tells the story of the world’s largest ship of the time, RMS Mauretania, then as now, a liner ...

Campaigners hoping to bring a replica of the RMS Mauretania back to the city saw their hopes dashed after it sold at auction for three times its estimated price. The 12ft incredibly detailed scale ...

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