RMS Mauretania (1907)
Author: David Hutchings
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2020-08
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780750985840
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fascinating story of the 1907 RMS Mauretania, the then-most-famous liner in the world
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Transatlantic Liners
Author: J. Kent Layton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-07-20
Total Pages: 115
ISBN-13: 1782000984
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince the end of the nineteenth century there has been a stunning succession of transatlantic liners, from the White Star Line's Oceanic of 1899 to the Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 of 2004. These floating palaces often contained luxurious staterooms, ballrooms and lounges for the rich, and noticeably more modest and basic accommodation for poorer travellers. Their designs and powerplants were often cutting-edge as each competed to be the largest, most luxurious and fastest ship on the Atlantic. As the tides of passenger demand rose and fell through the years and the world plunged twice into global conflict, these ships had to adapt to survive. Many of these vessels – including Mauretania, Olympic, the first Queen Mary and France – had long and glorious careers; others – Titanic, Lusitania and Normandie among them – suffered tragic endings. J. Kent Layton describes the heyday of the superliners and explains what life was like for passengers, both rich and poor.
The Unseen Mauretania 1907
Author: Kent Layton
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2021-04-16
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780750996549
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShowcasing photographs and illustrations from a variety of collectors' archives, The Unseen Mauretania 1907 reveals the Cunard company's most luxurious ocean liner of the early twentieth century. When the Mauretania took to the North Atlantic for the first time in November 1907, she was the largest and fastest ship in the world, serving with her sister ship, the Lusitania, for nearly eight years. Although the Lusitania's life was cut short during the First World War, the Mauretania continued to have an impressive presence at sea, holding the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing until 1929. This evocative visual history, now available in paperback, by maritime expert J. Kent Layton follows her glorious career, which spanned four decades of the twentieth century.
Atlantic Liners: A Trio of Trios
Author: J. Kent Layton
Publisher:
Published: 2009-07-10
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9780557084463
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThey formed three trios of wonder ships. From the Cunard Line came the Lusitania, Mauretania, and Aquitania. From the White Star Line came the Olympic, the infamous Titanic, and the Britannic. From the Hamburg-Amerika Line came the Imperator, Vaterland and Bismarck, which would later find service as Cunard's Berengaria, the U.S. Line's Leviathan, and White Star's Majestic. They were, in turn, the fastest, most powerful, largest and most luxurious ocean liners that had ever sailed that ocean. Some would find great success; others would suffer disaster. Their careers would be affected by natural elements, by mismanagement, and by the brutalities of war. Their fates were also inextricably intertwined. The all-new 2009 Version of "Atlantic Liners" boasts over 730 photos, as well as nearly a dozen general arrangement plans of the ships. An Introduction has been penned by Mark Chirnside.
RMS Olympic
Author: Mark Chirnside
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2015-09-07
Total Pages: 498
ISBN-13: 0750963484
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSitting around a dining-room table in 1907, the owners of the White Star Line discussed their competition to the newly-built Cunard liners, Lusitania and Mauretania. From that smoke-filled room came the first designs of three White Star superliners. Olympic and Titanic were to be built at Harland & Wolff's yard in Belfast, while the third ship was to follow after construction had been completed on the first pair of sisters. The only ship to make a return passenger voyage was Olympic and she was always overshadowed by her younger sisters. This is the definitive story of Titanic's sister RMS Olympic. First published in 2004 to critical acclaim, this new edition presents a revised expanded work from one the most successful maritime authors at work in Britain today.
On a Sea of Glass
Author: Tad Fitch
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2013-07-15
Total Pages: 1122
ISBN-13: 1445614391
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA sumptuously illustrated history of the Titanic, her sinking and its aftermath.
The Unseen Olympic
Author: Patrick Mylon
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2017-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780750982672
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRMS Olympic was created during a period of intense competition between the north Atlantic shipping lines. Sister to the ill-fated Titanic and Britannic, Olympic encompassed all the qualities the line was striving for in size, opulence and luxury. Although sometimes overshadowed in the public consciousness by her two sisters, given their unfortunate fates, she enjoyed a lengthy and distinguished career that they did not, including time spent as a troopship in the First World War. She served as one of the White Star Line's leading vessels from 1911 to 1935, when she was finally scrapped. Packed with stunning postcards and photographs from author Patrick Mylon's unrivalled collection, this sumptuous book is the definitive 'unseen' history of this grand ocean liner.
The Unseen Aquitania
Author: J. Kent Layton
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2017-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780750967358
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRMS Aquitania was in service for decades, and was very much beloved. The third in Cunard Line's "grand trio" of express liners, running mate of the lost Lusitania and the legendary Mauretania (1907), Aquitania was the last surviving four-funnelled ocean liner. Aquitania was pressed into service during both world wars and was one of the longest serving passenger liners of the 20th century. She was also one of the most elegant, nicknamed the "ship beautiful." This book offers the most evocative and exciting collection of imagery relating to this historic vessel ever shown.
Lusitania: An Illustrated Biography (Volume One)
Author: J. Kent Layton
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2024-07-25
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781803995236
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBefore Titanic, there was Lusitania... This unprecedented two-volume set will bring Lusitania's history to life as never before
The Unseen Britannic
Author: Simon Mills
Publisher: History Press (SC)
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780752497716
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the third and largest sister of the famous Olympic-class trio, Britannic is often and unjustly overlooked in comparison to Olympic and Titanic. Launched on the eve of war in February 1914, Britannic would never see service on the White Star Line's express service on the North Atlantic mail run for which she was built. After being requisitioned by the Admiralty in November 1915 His Majesty's Hospital Ship Britannic instead became indispensible to the thousands of injured and sick troops that needed transporting back to Britain from the Mediterranean theatre of war. However, as was the fate of many liners during the conflict, her life was cut tragically short when she was suddenly wracked by a mysterious explosion on 21 November 1916 and sank in less than an hour - three times faster than her sister ship Titanic, and yet thanks to the improvements in safety heralded by the tragedy of her sister 1,032 of 1,062 on board survived.Here Simon Mills brings together previously unseen material, including stunning colour images of Britannic's wreck in the Aegean Sea, and this poignant story to tell a tale of heroism in the First World War, of an oftoverlooked but key ship to British maritime history and of the unique future that the wreck might still one day enjoy.
