RMS Mauretania (1938)

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Mauretania photographed at sea in the late 1940s
History
United Kingdom
Name	Mauretania
Owner	1938–1950: Cunard-White Star Line 1950–1965: Cunard Line
Port of registry	Liverpool
Route	Southampton-Le Havre-Cobh-New York
Builder	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England[1]
Yard number	1029
Laid down	24 May 1937[1]
Launched	28 July 1938[1]
Christened	28 July 1938[1]
Maiden voyage	17 June 1939[1]
In service	1939[1]
Out of service	1965[1]
Identification	Official Number 5522977
Fate	Scrapped at Thos. W. Ward 1965-66[1]
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	35,738 GRT,[1] 19,654 NRT
Length	772 ft (235 m)[1]
Beam	89 ft (27 m)[1]
Propulsion	Two sets of Parsons single reduction-geared steam turbines.[citation needed] 42,000 shp (42,000 shp) (combined)[citation needed]
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) (service speed)[1]
Capacity	1,360 passengers[1] 1,127 passengers (1962 onwards)[1]
Crew	802

RMS Mauretania was a British ocean liner that was launched on 28 July 1938 at the Cammell Laird yard in Birkenhead, England, and was completed in May 1939. She was one of the first ships built for the newly formed Cunard-White Star company following the merger in April 1934 of the Cunard and White Star Line. On the withdrawal of the first Mauretania in 1935, to prevent a rival company using the name and to keep it available for the new liner, arrangements were made for the Red Funnel paddle steamer Queen to be renamed Mauretania in the interim.^[2]

The new liner was assessed at 35,739 gross register tons, with an overall length of 772 feet (235 m) and a beam of 89 feet (27 m)^[1] and had an exterior design similar to Queen Elizabeth. The vessel was powered by two sets of Parsons single reduction-geared steam turbines giving 42,000 shaft horsepower (31,000 kW) and driving twin propellers.^{[citation needed]} Her service speed was 23 knots (43 km/h)^[1] with a maximum speed of 26 knots (48 km/h).^{[citation needed]}