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Word: lancastria (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Usage:

...Federal Reserve decided not to leave in London the gold earmarked for it there, requested actual delivery. This meant more work for the Old Lady's gnomes. Grunting, they packed bars into wooden boxes. The boxes will be carried to Manhattan by seven British ships: Georgia, Carinthia, Majestic, Lancastria, Mauretania, Britannic, Aurania...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Gold: 150 Tons | 12/26/1932 | See Source »

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