Word: mauretania
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week, passengers on the 20-year-old Cunard Liner Mauretania, swiftest pride of British fleets, found themselves in Manhattan only a little more than five days after leaving England-"second fastest boat crossing of all time." The Mauretania's 1924 record of five days, three & one-third hours has never been bettered. Before the Mauretania, new speed champions were built at the rate of twelve every 50 years. But there has been talk, which had become more specific by last week, that great wharves were about to be built at Montauk Point (at the easternmost tip of Long...
Since the U. S. has a relatively small and slow merchant marine, Navy officials have brooded long over the problem presented by Great Britain's large and fast merchant marine, equipped with many liners such as the Mauretania, which could be transformed into light fighting units by the mere mounting of guns. Citizens of the U. S. have been made aware of this problem through statements released by U. S. experts at the now defunct Naval Limitations Parley (see p. 10), and therefore the Navy Department was able to arouse unusual interest last week by announcing new plans...
Eggshell Debate. A major Anglo-U. S. point of contention last week, was whether, if the British proposal to limit cruiser guns to a six-inch bore were adopted, the British could transform their fast merchant fleet overnight into a cruiser fleet by mounting these little guns on the Mauretania, Majestic, Berengaria, Olympic...
Meanwhile the Ile de France sped on, driven by four turbines, at 23 knots.† Although this is slower than the 28 knot Mauretania, "fastest ship in the world," the Ile de France will shortly be equipped with seaplanes from which hurried passengers may be shot from her deck two days before she lands...
...When the U. S., Britain, Japan, France and Italy adopted the 5-5-8-1.67-1.67 ratio made binding until 1932. *The Mauretania, "fastest liner in the world," makes only 32 miles per hour (28 the knots...