Ocean Liners
Old Postcard, RMS Queen Mary
RMS Queen Elizabeth
My mum and dad crossed to New York on the "Queen Elizabeth" in May 1967. They passed the "Queen Mary" on her final commercial Atlantic crossing.
Three unused postcards of the "Queen Elizabeth" - from left to right, in Cherbourg, Southampton and New York City.
SS Franconia
The "Franconia" . This ship was named after the first "Franconia", which was
sunk during World War I. She was launched in 1922 and served both as a
cruise ship and on the New York-Liverpool route. During World War II she
served as a troop ship, and in 1945 acted as a floating hotel for Winston
Churchill and his staff at the Yalta Conference. After the war she was restored
and served on the Liverpool-Quebec route. She was finally broken up at
Inverkeithing in 1957.
Visit
Simplon Postcards
The Passenger Ship Website
to see images of Liners, Cruise Ships, Ferries etc - well worth a visit !!
Mauretania
The New, or second, Mauretania - maiden voyage 1939, scrapped 1965. My
Auntie Annie and Uncle Reg sailed on her to New York in the late 1940s or early
50s. The first Mauretania (see our 2nd page) had four funnels.
I sailed from Southampton to New York on the "Queen Mary"  in January 1963.
A modern
postcard
which
reproduces a
French Cunard
poster from
the 1930s.
Another
modern
postcard
which
reproduces
the cover to a
souvenir book
about the
Queen Mary.
SS United States
The "United States", now slowly rusting away in dry dock in Philadelphia - you
can see her clearly on "Google Earth", or see the aerial view on our
second
page of postcards of old ocean liners.
Ascania
The "Ascania" - launched in 1923, broken up in 1957.
MV Britannic
The White Star Line "Britannic".
Cunard Aquitania
Lusitania
Sylvania
Caronia
Paquebot France
The "France" in Le Havre."
Two more views of the "Aquitania".
Two postcards of the "Aquitania".
The "Sylvania".
The "Caronia".
The "Lusitania" in Liverpool about 1910.
RMS Lusitania.
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