| Naval artist E D Walker. Naval art print
'RMS Mauretania (1907) off Point Lynas' by E D Walker depicting the Cunard
four-stacker off Point Lynas.
Through the years the Mauretania was the most
popular and well-loved ship, in the eyes of the general public, to sail on
the North Atlantic route. In November 1907, she won the Blue Riband
from her sister ship Lusitania by making the run from Ambrose
Lighthouse to Queenstown in 4 days, 22 hours and 29 minutes at a speed of
23.69 knots. After losing the title back to her sister, she regained
it for a period of two decades in July 1909 with a crossing eastbound of 4
days, 17 hours and 20 minutes at a speed of 25.89 knots.
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