Mauretania of 1907

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Cunard Liner Mauretania (1) of 1907.

 

Mauretania (1) was a sister to the Lusitania, delivered two months previously. She was built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, on the River Tyne. Mauretania (1) made her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York on the 16th November 1907, and set an eastbound record on the return leg of that trip. This was the first of eight eastbound records Mauretania (1) would set, the last coming in 1924. In all, she held the eastbound record from 1907 until 1929. In addition, she set a westbound record in 1909 that would also stand until 1929.

 

During WW1, Mauretania (1) served as a troopship, a hospital ship and a troopship again before being returned to Cunard in 1919 for service from Southampton. After being damaged by fire in 1921, Mauretania (1) was converted from coal to oil as part of her refitting. She continued in transatlantic service through the 1920's, but by 1930, was used mainly for cruising. On 26th September 1934 Mauretania (1) left New York on her final Atlantic crossing and she was scraped the following year.

 

 

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Mauretania

 

 

Colour Postcards

 

 

Official Cunard postcard of Mauretania.

 

Official Cunard postcard of Mauretania.

 

Official Cunard postcard of Mauretania.

 

Tuck's Oilette postcard of Mauretania.

 

Tuck's Oilette postcard of Mauretania.

Note that ship details have been erased on this release (compare with card above).

 

Postcard of Mauretania (1).

 

Postcard of Mauretania (1).

 

Postcard of Mauretania (1), advertising the Shields ferry.

 

US postcard of Mauretania (1) - at New York.

 

Postcard of Mauretania (1) at Liverpool.

 

Postcard of Mauretania (1).

 

 

 

 

 

Monochrome Postcards

 

 

Mauretania (1) being launched.

 

French postcard of Mauretania (1).

 

Postcard of Mauretania (1).

 

Postcard of Mauretania (1).

Slight variation on the card above - note different font for tonnage.

 

Real photographic postcard of Mauretania (1).

Again using the image from the card above.

 

Postcard of Mauretania (1).

 

Postcard of Mauretania (1).

 

Postcard of HMS Mauretania (1) in wartime dazzle scheme.

 

 

 

 

 

Real Photographic Postcards

 

 

Long photographic postcard of Mauretania (1).

 

C.R.Hoffman photographic postcard of Mauretania (1).

 

C.R.Hoffman photographic postcard of Mauretania (1).

Variation on the card above.

 

F.G.O.Stuart photographic postcard of Mauretania (1).

 

Photographic postcard of Mauretania (1).

 

Photographic postcard of Mauretania (1).

 

Photographic postcard of Mauretania (1).

 

 

 

 

 

Interiors Postcards

 

 

Cunard Line postcard of Mauretania (1) interiors.

 

C.R.Hoffman postcard of Mauretania (1) 3rd Class Cabin.

 

Postcard of Mauretania (1) passenger lift.

 

 

 

 

 

Modern Postcards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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