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Aquitania
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Cunard Liner
Aquitania
.
Aquitania
was built for Cunard by John Brown & Co on the Clyde. After her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York on 30th May 1914,
Aquitania
made two more Atlantic crossings before the start of WW1. During the war she served as an armed merchant cruiser, troopship, hospital ship and again a troop transport.
Aquitania
returned to Cunard Line service in June 1919, but was soon taken out of service again for refitting and conversion from coal to oil firing.
In 1920, Cunard transferred its principal New York service from Liverpool to Southampton.
In WW2,
Aquitania
again served as a troop transport. Betwen 1948-49,
Aquitania
was placed on a Southampton-Halifax austerity route; her last transatlantic crossing was from Halifax (departing 24 November 1949) to Southampton (arriving 1 December 1949).
Aquitania
was scrapped in 1950, after making 443 transatlantic roundtrips, steaming over 3 million miles and carrying almost 1.2 million passengers.
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Aquitania
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Aquitania
- Interior Postcards
Aquitania
- Modern Postcards
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Aquitania
Under Construction
Postcard of
Aquitania
before launch.
Postcard of
Aquitania
being launched.
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Postcard of
Aquitania
being launched.
Postcard of
Aquitania
being launched.
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Postcard of
Aquitania
after launch.
Colour Art Postcards
Cunard Line postcard of
Aquitania
.
Cunard Line postcard of
Aquitania
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Cunard Line postcard of
Aquitania
.
Cunard Line postcards of
Aquitania
.
Cunard Line postcard of
Aquitania
.
Cunard Line postcard of
Aquitania
.
Cunard Line postcard of
Aquitania
.
Cunard Line postcard of
Aquitania
.
Cunard White Star Line postcard of
Aquitania,
with flying boat on left.
Cunard White Star Line postcard of
Aquitania,
with flying boat on left.
Cunard White Star Line postcard of
Aquitania.
Same image as cards above, but without flying boat on left.
Card posted 1948 - Scan: Shayne Kelly.
Monochrome Postcards
Postcard of
Aquitania
.
Postcard of
Aquitania
.
Postcard of
Aquitania
.
Slight variation on the card above - note Tonnage font.
Postcard of
Aquitania
.
Postcard of
Aquitania
.
Variation on the postcard image above.
Postcard of
Aquitania
as a WW1 hospital ship.
Cherbourg postcard labelled as
Aquitania
, but actually showing
Olympic
.
Real Photographic Postcards
C.R.Hoffman photographic postcard of
Aquitania
.
Photographic postcard of
Aquitania
.
F.G.O.Stuart photographic postcard of
Aquitania
.
Photographic postcard of
Aquitania
.
Kirk's photographic postcard of
Aquitania
.
Photograph of
Aquitania
as a WW2 troop ship.
Interiors Postcards
Set of colour interior portcards of
Aquitania,
published 1914.
2nd Cabin Smoking Room.
Set of colour interior portcards of
Aquitania
.
2nd Cabin Drawing Room.
Set of colour interior portcards of
Aquitania
.
2nd Cabin Dining Saloon.
Set of colour interior portcards of
Aquitania
.
Main Staircase.
Set of colour interior portcards of
Aquitania
.
Set of sepia interior portcards of
Aquitania
.
Swimming Bath & Gymnasium on
Aquitania
.
Set of sepia interior portcards.
Three copies of postcards of the Palladian Lounge on
Aquitania
.
Note variations in titles at the base.
Set of sepia interior portcards.
Garden Lounge on
Aquitania
.
Set of sepia interior portcards.
The Long Gallery on
Aquitania
.
Set of sepia interior portcards.
Smoking Room on
Aquitania
.
Set of sepia interior portcards.