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Lusitania of 1907
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Cunard Liner
Lusitania
of 1907.
Lusitania
was built by John Brown & Co. of Clydebank and was launched in 1906.
Lusitania
was the world's first quadruple screw steamer and the first ship to exceed 30,000 tons.
Lusitania
made her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York on 7th September 1907. She was briefly the largest ship in the world, until surpassed by her sister
Mauretania (1)
two months later.
Lusitania
held the Blue Riband for both westbound and eastbound crossings of the Atlantic.
Lusitania
was not requisitioned in WW1 like her sister, and maintained monthly sailings between Liverpool and New York. On 7th May 1915,
Lusitania
was torpedoed without warning by U-20, whilst off the Old Head of Kinsale, and sank within 18 minutes. 761 people were rescued, whilst casualties were 1,198.
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Lusitania
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Lusitania
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Lusitania
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Lusitania
Colour Postcards
Cunard Line postcard of
Lusitania
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Cunard Line postcard of
Lusitania
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Cunard Line postcard of
Lusitania
- a different copy of the card above.
Scan: Alex Monreal
Tuck's Oilette postcard of
Lusitania
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Tuck's Oilette postcard of
Lusitania
.
Card above with an overprint.
Tuck's Oilette postcard of
Lusitania
- a different copy of the card above.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania
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Postcard of
Lusitania
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Postcard of
Lusitania
.
Postcard of
Lusitania
- another copy of the card above.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania
- variation on the cards above.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania
- variation on the cards above.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania
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Postcard of
Lusitania
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Postcard of
Lusitania
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Postcard of
Lusitania
- variation on the card above.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania
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Postcard of
Lusitania
.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania's
maiden arrival in New York.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania
in New York.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania
.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania
.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania
.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania
.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania
.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania
.
Scan: Paul Roales
Paul Roales writes:-
I bought a group of 60 postcards from a Sgt. in WW1 in France to his
girlfriend back in the Washington state. They start in 1917 when he was travelling by train
to NYC and end in 1919 when he was going through Gibraltar on his way home.
The attached scan shows the Lusitania postcard which is #2 in the set. It is a Detroit
Publishing Company "Phostint" card. The name
Lusitania
is clearly seen on the side of
the ship. It is postmarked November 11, 1917 in NY and the final line on the card reads
"My next letter may come from still another place, understand?"
Obviously he was about to ship out. The card was probably printed about 1914 but I find
it interesting that a soldier about to go to war should use this card to tell his girlfriend,
since the sinking of the
Lusitania
was one of he reasons the US got into WW1.
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Postcard described as
Mauretania (1)
at Liverpool, although actually showing
Lusitania
Monochrome Postcards
Postcard of
Lusitania
.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania
(actually
Mauretania
).
Taber postcard of
Lusitania
.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania
.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania
.
Scan: Alex Monreal.
Postcard of
Lusitania
after her sinking.
Postcard of
Lusitania
after her sinking.
Variation on the card above - Scan: Alex Monreal.
Real Photographic Postcards
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