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Verandah Café - Mauretania

from North East Museums

  • FrigateRN said:
    What a great picture, thank you for sharing.
  • thegoodmachinery said:
    spectacular.thank you for posting. where did these old ships end? do they get dismantled?
  • Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums said:
    Yes the Mauretania was dismantled. We have part of the engine controls in the collection at Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.

Men at Work - Mauretania

from North East Museums

  • sambasupernova said:
    amazing what they could accomplish back then!
  • Treehouse Brothers said:
    incredible!!!
  • Mike TheBrave said:
    awesome! Historic shot, even if there are not any more huge reciprocating engines, that engine room is a real piece of history!
  • Mark Torochkin said:
    Is it possible to use this in my artwork if I give credit in its description?

Stern of Mauretania

from North East Museums

  • 3 older comments, and then…
  • FrigateRN said:
    Thank you TWAM, another cracker of a old black and white shot that is much appreciated here.
  • Greg Bishop said:
    "(1935) The demise of the beloved Mauretania was protested by many of her loyal passengers, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt who wrote a private letter arguing against the scrapping". Thank-you very much for providing this look at a magnificent ship.
  • Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums said:
    You're welcome. Great piece of information, Konabish. Where's it taken from?
  • Greg Bishop said:
    To the ship breakers On the route to Rosyth, Mauretania stopped at her birthplace the Tyne for half an hour, where she drew crowds of sightseers and was boarded by the Lord Mayor of Newcastle. The mayor bid her farewell from the people of Newcastle, and her last captain, A.T. Brown, then resumed his course for Rosyth. With masts cut down to fit, the ship passed under the Forth Bridge and was delivered to the breakers. The demise of the beloved Mauretania was protested by many of her loyal passengers, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt who wrote a private letter arguing against the scrapping. www.peekarica.com/steampedia/index.php?title=RMS_Mauretania I've seen those sad and lasting words quoted numerous times.
  • FrigateRN said:
    Thank you Konabish, very nice thread.