Speed queen of the Atlantic for 22 years! Check out the details of this famous ship.  Available either in early configuration (pre-1912 with 16 lifeboats and black hull, or 1930’s “last decade”  in her all-white cruise colors.)  The model features:

• Scratch-built

• All wooden and metal parts

• Plank-on-frame hull construction just like the way real ships are built

• 110 V lighting which can be displayed with or without

• Adjustable brightness level

31" long x 11.5" tall  x 7" wide  (including base's dimensions)     $1,200    S & H is $90

For display case, please click here:  https://www.modelshipmaster.com/products/accessory/displaycase.htm

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Historical Significance: 

RMS Mauretania was launched on September 20, 1906 to become the largest ship in the world. Particularly notable was her steam turbine propulsion, which was a revolutionary development in ocean liner design.

The Mauretania left Liverpool on her maiden voyage on November 16 th, 1907.  Later that month she captured the record for the fastest eastbound crossing of the Atlantic.

Only 22 months later, in September, 1909, the Mauretania captured the Blue Riband for the fastest westbound crossing - a record that was to stand for more than 20 years (broken by the German ocean liner Bremen in 1929.) The Mauretania (along with her near-twin sister, Lusitania) were the only ships with direct-drive steam turbines to hold the Blue Riband, later ships had reduction-geared turbines.

In September 1934, Cunard withdrew the Mauretania from service following a final eastward crossing from New York to Southampton. In July, 1935, the great Mauretania sadly headed for the breaker's yard at Rosyth.

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