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Page 2 - Ocean Liners 1900-1914


This page is one of a series devoted to postcards and photographs of the Cunard Line. This page covers ships built in the Twentieth Century up to the start of the First World War. An alphabetical list of ships covered on this page is shown below. Beneath this is Part 2 of the Fleet List in chronological order. There is a table of individual ship histories on the Cunard - Header Page.


Ships Covered on this Page:-
Alaunia (1) - (1913 - 13,405 gt) Albania (1) - (1900 - 7,640 gt) Andania (1) - (1913 - 13,405 gt) Aquitania - (1914 - 45,647 gt) Ascania (1) - (1911 - 9,111 gt) Ausonia (1) - (1909 - 7,907 gt) Brescia (1) - (1903 - 3,255 gt) Carmania (1) - (1905 - 19,524 gt) Caronia (1) - (1905 - 19,687 gt) Carpathia - (1902 - 13,603 gt) Franconia (1) - (1911 - 18,150 gt) Ivernia (1) - (1900 - 14,058 gt) Laconia (1) - (1912 - 18,099 gt) Lusitania - (1907 - 31,550 gt) Mauretania (1) - (1907 - 31,938 gt) Pannonia - (1904 - 9,851 gt)
Saxonia (1) - (1900 - 14,281 gt)
Slavonia - (1903 - 10,606 gt)

Cunard Line Pages:-
Cunard - Header Page
Cunard - Page 1 - Ocean Liners 1838-1899
Cunard - Page 2 - Ocean Liners 1900-1914 - this page!
Cunard - Page 3 - Ocean Liners 1915-1939
Cunard - Page 4 - Ocean Liners 1940-1970
Cunard - Page 5 - Cruise Ships 1971-

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Cunard Line Fleet List

Page 2 - Ocean Liners 1900-1914




Albania (1)
(1900-1912 - 7,640 gt)

ex-Cainrona 1911 taken over with Thomson Line renamed Albania, 1912 sold to Andrew Weir's Bank Line, renamed Poleric.






Ivernia (1)
(1900-1917 - 14,058 gt)

1914 became troopship, 1917 torpedoed and sunk by UB-47 off Greece.


Cunard Line postcard of Ivernia, passing New Brighton tower.



Cunard Line postcard of Ivernia.



Cunard Line postcard of Ivernia.



Embroidered postcard of Ivernia.



Cunard Line postcard of Ivernia (or sistership) at Naples.



Cunard Line postcard of Ivernia.



Postcard of Ivernia at Boston.





Saxonia (1)
(1900-1925 - 14,281 gt)

1914-1915 German prisoner of war ship in Thames, 1925 scrapped.



Carpathia
(1902 - 13,603 gt)

In 1912 Carpathia famously rescued Titanic survivors. She torpedoed and sunk in 1918 by U.55 in the Atlantic.


Cunard Line postcard of Carpathia at Messina.



Titanic rescue postcard of Carpathia.



The postcard below purports to show the Cunard Liner Carpathia, of Titanic rescue fame.
However, the ship used is the Momus, built in 1906 by Wm. Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia for the Morgan Line (Southern Pacific Steamship Line)
to operate with its sistership Antilles between New York and New Orleans. Interestingly, it appears that the 'Carpathia' card producer used the
very same photographic shot of Momus that I have attached (my thanks to John Thomson for this information).



Photographic postcard of Momus, used in the card above.
Scan: John Thomson.





Brescia (1)
(1903-1931 - 3,255 gt)

Mediterranean service, 1929 laid up, 1931 scrapped.



Slavonia
(1904-1909 - 10,606 gt)

Slavonia was built 1903 as the Yamuna for British India S.N.Co. Cunard purchased her in 1904, and renamed her Slavonia. Slavonia was wrecked in 1909 on Flores, Azores.



Pannonia
(1904-1922 - 9,851 gt)

1922 scrapped.






Carmania (1)
(1905-1932 - 19,524 gt)

1914 converted to Armed Merchant Cruiser, 1916 returned to owners, 1932 scrapped.


Cunard Line card issued to cover sisters Carmania (1) and Caronia (1).



Cunard Line card issued to cover sisters Carmania (1) and Caronia (1).



Cunard Line card issued to cover sisters Carmania (1) and Caronia (1).



Cunard Line card issued to cover sisters Carmania (1) and Caronia (1).



Cunard Line card of Carmania (1).



Tuck's Oilette card of Carmania (1).



Tuck's Oilette card of Carmania (1).



Postcard of Carmania (1).



CR Hoffman postcard of Carmania (1).





Caronia (1)
(1905-1932 - 19,687 gt)

1914 converted to Armed Merchant Cruiser, 1916 troopship, 1919 returned to owners, 1932 sold Japan renamed Taiseiyo Maru.


Cunard Line card issued to cover sisters Carmania (1) and Caronia (1).



Cunard Line card issued to cover sisters Carmania (1) and Caronia (1).



Cunard Line card issued to cover sisters Carmania (1) and Caronia (1).



Cunard Line card issued to cover sisters Carmania (1) and Caronia (1).



Cunard Line card of Caronia (1).



Postcard of Caronia (1).



Postcard of Caronia (1).



Postcard of Caronia (1).


Postcard of Caronia (1).



Postcard of Caronia (1).



Postcard of Caronia (1).





Lusitania
(1907-1915 - 31,550 gt)

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 casulaties were 1,198.

Complete history of Lusitania


Postcard of Lusitania.



Postcard of Lusitania.



Postcard of Lusitania.



Postcard of Lusitania.



Postcard of Lusitania.



Postcard of Lusitania.



Tuck's Oilette postcard of Lusitania.



Postcard of Lusitania.



Postcard of Lusitania.






Mauretania (1)
(1907-1935 - 31,938 gt)

Mauretania (1) was a sister to the Lusitania, delivered two months previously. She was built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, on the River Tyne. Mauretania (1) made her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York on the 16th November 1907, and set an eastbound record on the return leg of that trip. This was the first of eight eastbound records Mauretania (1) would set, the last coming in 1924. In all, she held the eastbound record from 1907 until 1929. In addition, she set a westbound record in 1909 that would also stand until 1929.

During WW1, Mauretania (1) served as a troopship, a hospital ship and a troopship again before being returned to Cunard in 1919 for service from Southampton. After being damaged by fire in 1921, Mauretania (1) was converted from coal to oil as part of her refitting. She continued in transatlantic service through the 1920's, but by 1930, was used mainly for cruising. On 26th September 1934 Mauretania (1) left New York on her final Atlantic crossing and she was scraped the following year.

Complete history of Mauretania


Official Cunard postcard of Mauretania.



Tuck's Oilette postcard of Mauretania.



Postcard of Mauretania (1).



Postcard of Mauretania (1).



Postcard of Mauretania (1).



US postcard of Mauretania (1) - at New York.



Postcard of Mauretania (1) - at Liverpool.






French postcard of Mauretania (1).



Postcard of Mauretania (1).



Postcard of Mauretania (1).
Slight variation on the card above - note different font for tonnage.



Real photographic postcard of Mauretania (1).
Again using the image from the card above.



Postcard of Mauretania (1).


Postcard of Mauretania (1).



Postcard of Mauretania (1).



Postcard of HMS Mauretania (1) in wartime dazzle scheme.





Ausonia (1)
(1909-1918 - 7,907 gt)

ex-Tortona, 1911 taken over with Thomson Line renamed Ausonia (1). 1918 torpedoed and sunk by gunfire off Fastnet.


Cunard Line postcard of Ausonia (1).





Ascania (1)
(1911-1918 - 9,111 gt)

Taken over with Thomson Line, 1918 wrecked off Cape Ray, Newfoundland.




Franconia (1)
(1911-1916 - 18,150 gt)

1915 became troopship, 1916 torpedoed and sunk off Fastnet.






Laconia (1)
(1912-1917 - 18,099 gt)

1914-1916 Armed Merchant Cruiser, 1917 torpedoed and sunk by U.50 off Fastnet.




Alaunia (1)
(1913-1916 - 13,405 gt)

1916 mined and sunk.




Andania (1)
(1913-1918 - 13,405 gt)

1918 torpedoed and sunk by U.46 in North Channel.



Aquitania
(1914-1950 - 45,647 gt)

Aquitania was built for Cunard by John Brown & Co on the Clyde. After her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York on 30th May 1914, Aquitania made two more Atlantic crossings before the start of WW1. During the war she served as an armed merchant cruiser, troopship, hospital ship and again a troop transport. Aquitania returned to Cunard Line service in June 1919, but was soon taken out of service again for refitting and conversion from coal to oil firing.
In 1920, Cunard transferred its principal New York service from Liverpool to Southampton.
In WW2, Aquitania again served as a troop transport. Between 1948-49, Aquitania was placed on a Southampton-Halifax austerity route; her last transatlantic crossing was from Halifax (departing 24 November 1949) to Southampton (arriving 1 December 1949). Aquitania was scrapped in 1950, after making 443 transatlantic round trips, steaming over 3 million miles and carrying almost 1.2 million passengers.

Complete history of Aquitania


Postcard of Aquitania being launched.



Cunard Line postcard of Aquitania.



Cunard Line postcard of Aquitania.



Cunard Line postcards of Aquitania.



Cunard Line postcard of Aquitania.



Cunard Line postcard of Aquitania.



Cunard Line postcard of Aquitania.



Cunard White Star Line postcard of Aquitania.



Postcard of Aquitania.



Postcard of Aquitania.



Postcard of Aquitania.



Postcard of Aquitania as a hospital ship.





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