Lusitania & Mauretania: Cunard's Revolutionary Liners
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- The Cunard Line's express ocean liners Lusitania and Mauretania were revolutionary ships. Powered by steam turbine engines, they were destined to be the fastest liners in the world for years to come. The popular Lusitania's life was cut short when she was torpedoed by a German U-boat, but Mauretania went on to complete a successful commercial and military career.
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Sources:
- “The Only Way to Cross” by John Maxtone-Graham
- “Lost Liners” by Robert Ballard and Rick Archbold
- “The Sway of the Grand Saloon: a Social History of the North Atlantic” by John Malcolm Brinnin
- “Titanic hero: the Autobiography of Captain Rostron of the Carpathia” by Arthur Rostron
- “Ocean Liners: an Illustrated History” by Peter Newall
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Thank you! That means a lot because I have been working hard to continuously improve. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos.
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Coal fired steamship Titanic
@@TheGreatBigMove I do enjoy your work, second to best ocean liner TH-camr. The first being "Big Old Boats"
That picture of Mauritania laid up next to Olympic is very powerful to me, it's two friendly rivals who were adored by their passengers, share the pain of losing a sister and had very successful careers and lived through war. However, due to the depression and circumstances out of their control, they bravely hold hands just once to face their ungraceful death
yes mate :(
@supernumery ...I never said speed
Well said, Matt! Thank you- Greg T, California
You have a way with words man
Olympic kinda has it worse if you think about it, She lost BOTH her sisters
*Fun fact:*
The Carmania ( 3:11 ) had an interesting event happen to it during the war.
Carmania had a run-in with the German ship, Cap Trafalgar during WWI. Both ships were converted military cruisers. What was interesting was that the Cap Trafalgar was disguised as the Carmania itself! Carmania immediately saw through the disguise of herself and the two ships battled. This was known as the Battle of Trindade. Campania managed to sink the Cap Trafalgar. There is even a picture of Cap Trafalgar burning in the video with Carmania in the background ( 10:48 ).
This was a very Ironic story indeed.
Are Both Were Armed Troop Ships Or Auxilary Cruiser?
@@Doyle- all I know are they are both military cruisers.
@@Doyle- Auxiliary Cruiser.
@VT - 06KS 801639 McCrimmon MS yes
A whole ass ocean and you run into the one ship you were disguised as lmao
Sir Arthur Henry Rostron is a legend.15:56
The captain of the Carpathia, the ship that rescued the Titanic survivors.
He was one hell of a captain
The best, most intelligent, most honest and loving Captain, EVER!!! He adored the Ships, and their souls, their hearts.
Growing up I had a neighbor who actually had sailed on the Lusitania several times when he was a kid. His parents were from Sweden, and every 2-3 years they would take him and his siblings back to the old country to visit relatives for a couple of months. He told me he and his family sailed on Lusitania in Third Class four or five times before the war. He sailed on Mauretania once in the 20's, but she just wasn't the same.
There's a Public Bar and Lounge in the city of Bristol (UK) called "The Mauretania" where most of the ship's original interiors and furnishings still exist today. I also don't know if its true or not but someone once told me that the letters from the Mauretania's bow were rescued from the scrapyard and are now used on the outside of the building.
Yes that's correct, the big brass letters from her name on the bow are indeed outside the Mauretania Pub.
Adding this to my bucket list :)
@@kylepost4 Me too!
Me 3 !
She may be scrapped... but her legend ableist a bar ... lives on
19:08 Very sad to think that Olympic and Mauretania are about to be scrapped in this image. I know it made economic sense to do so at the time, but it still is so unfortunate because I fully agree with FDR that certain ships do possess a "soul." Perhaps no one realized what treasures they were or how so many people who never even got to experience them would still miss them so greatly even to this day. At that time most people probably considered them as just old, tired, outdated ships which had served admirably under the hands of legends like Captain Rostron and countless others, but whose time had come due to the never-ending march of modernity and technological advancement. A lesson to be learned from these legendary ships is that we never truly know what we have until their gone and no matter how advanced our technologies become, nothing can quite match the grandeur of these great steamships from this era.
Yeah.
But trust me they were spent to the point it's a wonder they were even floating.
Olympic was apparently so badly off that the bulkheads were rusted clean through.
As much as I pain to say it the truth is... everything has a limit...
Thats why Queen Mary in docked in Long beach California! Coz ships like these represents Iconic history to the newer generations! If they managed to do that with the Olympic and Mauretania then for not till today but for ateast till the 50s and 60s generations could have gotten the chance to see them in live!
Also sad knowing that both ships had sisters which had unfortunate ends while they both lived successful careers
Yeah
“Why did you slow down?”
“Because I was being shaken off my bridge.”
Kinda freaky.
i swear the ending of this video brought a tear to my eye.
More than a few tears for me.
Strange how you can feel so strongly for just things.
Always look forward to another one of your shipping videos!
When a famous TH-camr comes to your channel.
Didn't expect to see you here! 2 great TH-cam channels.
Oh you watch the great big move?
Hol up you like ships. Omg
Didn’t expect to see you here, but hello my Australian friend
Mauretania taking her own speed record reminds me of the Obama giving himself a medal meme format
true
😂
Yea, lol
Mauretania deserved it though. Huge difference.
Trump gave himself medals every day. Mostly for sleeping with porno stars.
There had been "talk" that either the British or surprisingly Italian Governments buying not only Mauritania, but both Aquitania and Olympic as well. Using the trio as troopships, though nothing came of that idea/plan and they were all sadly scrapped. Though the Second World War saved Aquitania for the duration being chartered by the Canadian Government under contract as a Troopship. She lasted until 1950 having served the 5 years after the war transporting mainly Canadian Servicemen home. On her final withdrawal the Chairman of Cunard White Star Line remarked that it was pretty well the saddest day of his "business life" having condemned her and seeing her sail for the last time, to the scrapyard. Case of so near, yet, so far preservation wise for the last of the "classic" British 4 funnel liners.........
Canadian government? Interesting then, that my NZ father was taken from Wellington to Egypt aboard the Aquitania along with hundreds of other troops, calling in to Melbourne on the way for more men. At war's end, same ship home again.
She served alot around Australia, I heard a Ship fan say, she carried his family to relocate to Melbourne, Australia.
Lovely doc. One thing you missed, the legacy. For decades the wood panelling of one of her saloons formed the interior of the Mauretania wine bar in British town of Bristol. The exterior had a large flashing neon picture of the ship. Not far away a glass cupola from the ship was installed in the ceiling of a shopping arcade which later became a large drinking hall in the Wetherspoons chain I dont suppose many people had any idea what was over their heads.
19:12 two legends go to eternal rest 😢😢😢😢😢☹️☹️☹️☹️🙁
Sorry to be rude but the timing of it was 1912, titanic vibes
OMG YOU INCLUDED TURBINIA its quite cute but FASSST
These are my favorite ships I’m gonna love this
Same lol
2 years ago I was in Ierland with my parents and we visited the lusitania memorial and museum and it was incredible thank you for sharing the story of the lusitania I was with in a few kilometers of her grave and we also visited Queenstown (cobh) were the titanic picked up her last passengers on her maiden voyage that's was the only time I was so close to her
I made my history project that I just finished today about the RMS Lusitania. I just want to say thank you so much for creating these high-quality videos, because this seriously helped me gather information about the Lusitania, its history, and its sinking. You're doing some really good work with this channel.
That picture of Mauritania and Olympic waiting to be scrapped..... they should have preserved both ships.
3:10 No way I have this exact metal plate poster on my wall. Found it at a dollar store 18 years ago
It's striking how tall the funnels look on both ships in relation to the superstructure. Testament to how much the size of ships grew exponentially in just a few years after Lusitania and Mauretania, and made their funnels look more in proportion.
When I read about her on Wikipedia & her being scrapped, I actually cried. I understand times were tough but she could have been saved. It would be so neat to see what these ship looked like in person & compared to current cruise ships. And current cruise ships, the passengers aren't excited about the voyage, taking time to relax. It's rush here & there & do this & do that & don't appreciate the work that went into putting her together.
As much as I love The Olympic and Imperator Class Liners
These two greyhounds are certainly not far behind for me.
Maritime History is so fascinating, Ocean liners were so majestic and played a crucial role in those days
Mauretania is one of my favourite Ocean liners, She wasn't just a ship She was God's ship.
Most prefer Lusitania over Mauretania, but I prefer the latter. Her unique bridge and durability shows how special she was.
I love these ships! I'm always looking for new facts on them. thanks for making this
Arthur Rostron was Captain of the RMS Carpathia when she rescued the survivors of the RMS Titanic that fateful night.
Finally, my favorate oceanliner twins!
Same
When the "Turbinia" reminds me of the ship from Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
An excellent video I learned something new and reveled in a subject that holds no end of fascination for me. Thank you.
Your documentaries are both precise and superior. They are the best among all of them in TH-cam. Greetings from Brazil.
Excellent video. I never did think of Rostron's post Carpathia career, but it makes sense he'd have worked on the Mauretania as well.
I might be doing a video on his entire career in the future. It's pretty interesting, I think.
You have value and are worth it.
@@TheGreatBigMove We would LOVE THIS!!!! This man and his love and compassion for the Ocean Liners is unmatched!!!!!!!
Mauretania, the ship way less luxurious than the Titanic, but at least she didn't sink in few days.
Its like 1 times less luxurious but faster than the olympic class in a speed of 26 knots
But we have RMS Olympic
Thank you for a straight forward, no nonsense informational video.
6 degrees of separation; my G-Grandmother’s sister sailed from Denmark to America on the Lusitania in 1910 where her husband died in route at Liverpool. He was taken back to Denmark for burial, she continued onto America.
Lusitania was definitely the prettier of the two vessels. Not only did those hinge-top vents make a much cleaner deck, her bridge area had a sleeker and better-proportioned look. The airier interiors were more beautiful as well.
I'd have to agree. I much prefer Lusitania.
Great to see Turbinia there - those photos are of her in a museum in my home city, Newcastle. The museum also has some Mauretania memorabilia there too, including the "E" from the name on her bow
Isn't it weird that we can experience grief and sadness over machines that ceased to exist almost 100 years ago? The era of ocean-liners was definitely one of the most interesting and intriguing eras in the history of human travel. These ships were so beautiful and compared to modern cruise-liners and had a certain uniqueness and style to them that you simply don't experience on modern-day cruise-ships.
I wonder if and when cruises become a thing of the past we'll look back at these ships the same way we look at ocean-liners now or if they'll forever be remembered as floating-hotel-cities
If cruising does die off, I’m sure we’ll look at the ships the same way. And probably in an even more pronounced way. Hindsight is 20/20. I’m sure we will be fond of them and what they offered to us, but definitely their floating condominium/resort nature will stand out as a novelty, maybe even seem ridiculous to some but in an endearing way.
They are floating cities on the gleam of the ocean
My two favourite Ocean Liners.
Me too; Lucy's leaner look offset by Mauretania's greater success
These are top docos. Recently found them. Well researched, excellently narrated and great footage. Many thanks. A real bonus not to have infuriating music in the background ( for many documentaries it is in the foreground )
Very informative and excellent video! I didn't realise until watching this that Mauretania had a close call with a torpedo! I almost didn't exist!
i found yet another gem of a channel
One of the best TH-cam videos I've come across on both ships. There was a lot of information here totally new to me. Thank you.
i recently started reading “Dead Wake” by Erik Larson and its *outstanding!*
It's truly sad that thes amazing giant ships were scrapped . If they only knew that 70-100 years later these ships would be so popular as tourist/ historic hotels many would still be in use.
Great video,I have a real haunting photo of the R.M.S. Mauretania passing Flamborough Head on the East Coast of Yorkshire England on the 2nd of July 1935 on her way to Rosyth for scrapping.She was under the command of Captain A.T. Brown and he was her master for her final voyage only .
When passing his home town of Scarborough at 10 am he paused for a while in the South Bay .When ships of this era went for scrapping they chopped both the forward & aft masts in half. Thank you for sharing.
TGBM,, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I LEARNED SO MUCH ,, I WANTED TO FIND A VIDEO ON BOTH OF THESE SHIPS OR 3 OF THESE SHIPS .. THANKS AGAIN..
It's amazing how much ships advanced in that short period due to the "arms race" in the liner trade. The lusitania and Mauretania having perhaps more in common with the Kaiser class than the Imperator class just a few years later.
It breaks my heart that these ships were scrapped. I would love to tour these liners like the QM. That FDR quote brought tears to my eyes.
yes it did, me too. I am going to put that on my wall, with my Ship Collections!!!
Thanks so much for what you do!! Enjoyed every second of it!!
Incredible video mate! Best one yet.
Despite an auction to dispose of Mauretania's fittings before scrapping,very little was actually sold,As a result,even the most humble home around Rosyth,her final destination,boasts beautiful oak panelling and ornate furnishings.Workers at the breakers yard were allowed free rein to take whatever they wished.Since liners such as Berengaria were also scrapped there,as well as the next Mauretania a mile away in Inverkeithing,there are hundreds of mini palaces in the area.
Bro! I always look forward to your videos. To few but always worth the wait! ❤️
Saw it, got excited,realised it's still a good hour and a bit away. Still gonna wait 🤣
Awesome work yet again man! most underrated in your genre.
I remember watching the premier of the video! It was exiting but I still watch it sometimes! That is a great video!
High quality and easy to follow! Thank you!
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Yours is the best and most informative channel,on ships. I learn new things I have never heard else where. Great research.
Very good! What an informative and interesting video! Keep up the great work!
Thanks dude. I appreciate it.
Enjoyed the video
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Honestly, I love your videos. They're always amazing when I come home from a long hard day of school. And I sit down and I watch these videos. And it makes me feel amazing to learn more and more about these great ships. Because I have always loved ocean liners and cruise ships
The fact that this man goes so far depth to mention Turbinia and Victoria is awesome, this is why I love this channel
This is different, but please correct me if I'm wrong, but is Mauritania, Aquaitania, and Berengaria the only Curnard line three ship express?
No, in the 1880s Cunard also had the Umbria, Etruria and Oregon on the Liverpool to New York express service
Stunning,thank you!
You should explain how triple expansion steam engines work ! They’re so fascinating. Love the videos dude !
Great suggestion! I intend to do something like that at some point in the future.
@@TheGreatBigMove that’d be an awesome video !
Thank you for these!
Firstly, was just watching Titanic’s videos then Olympic Britannic and now i’m a new subscriber to this channel being fully fascinated with this ships i never even heard before. Just wow! 🤍 keep it coming
You go so in depth with these videos and it pays off and it's very much appreciated I'm happy to say I subscribed a while back.. it's a shame you don't have more subscribers, but I have a feeling that'll change one day..
Keep up the good work..
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Thank you! I’m very happy with the channel’s growth so far but it’s getting bigger.
Excellent content! Many thanks.
I Really love this channel, This is very informative 👍
Sorry it took me so long to watch this!
(I must admit, I’ve never been too good with long videos!)
This was a brilliant video! 🥰
There was so much I didn’t know about this class(Mauretania and Lusitania having vibration in opposite areas to eachother and Mauretania not requiring as much modification for that as her sister, as well as the stern shapes for example!) in this video as well as history!
I think I’ll be coming back to this video again, for reference or just for fun! 🥰
Two other technical requirements from the Royal Navy included battleship quality hull plating (plating was selected to gun fire to select the most robust steel plating). Also, the rudder and steering gear had to be invulnerable to gun fire. Notice their rudders are completely underwater. Contrast to Olympic class lens whose rudder stem extended well above the waterline leading to the ship's fantail - that would be able to be shot away taking away steering. These were required to obtain the funding being offered at the time.
Good additional information, thank you.
Awesome videos! I just love your storytelling ability, it is both filled with little-known facts, and engaging entertainment, and excitement!! And ...wonderful photos and videos, if available of the ships!!!
Have you ever done a video, on that nurse, her story, of surviving Titanic, Brittanic sinkings, and served on The Olympic, as well; and didn't she survive one other sinking??? Not sure. Would love to see that done, in your style of storytelling!!!
15:15 hey look its olympic :D
Another great episode .
Loved this video 👌 . Also need one about Aquitania
My very first video is on Aquitania
@@TheGreatBigMove thank you! Still have much to watch from your awesome channel. Blessings 🙌
There was a department store in St. Louis called Famous-Barr (bought out by Macys), and in their West County branch, they had a restaurant called "The Mauretania Room." It had paneling from the ocean liner Mauretania. I had lunch there a few times. When the store was redone, the restaurant disappeared and I have no idea what happened to all the paneling.
“Tumblehome” !! Thanks for that and another informative and entertaining production. Well done.
Thank you, Ed! Glad you enjoyed it.
Beautiful looking sisters. Was a crime that Mauretania (along with Olympic) was scrapped. They should have been saved.
Ikr
The sinking of Lusitania is probably more important than Titanic, but it's the later we make movies about, and Lusitania is largely forgotten.
I’m still waiting for a video on the Flying Scotsman since it was the first locomotive to go 100mph
Another excellent video!!
Thanks, Randy!
I envy Kelsey the 747 Pilot, but can you imagine the high you would have being allowed to take something like these or the Queens out to sea. It would be like moving a small country across an ocean, feeling the thrust in the screws.
Love the videos!
My Great Aunt Millie was a nurse in WW1 and she sailed back from France in 1919 on the Mauretania... .I was so excited to find out that piece of information. I actually saw the roster. I know very little of my Aunts time over there except for some photos but finding that she sailed back on this ship is really cool.!
Love your Liner videos!!!!
Thank you!
I felt that Lusitania was endeared more initially (prior to sinking) simply because she represented so much pride to Britain. Although estimates vary on the crowd sizes that watch her depart for America in 1907, they were huge (in an era without phones, tv, etc). The Germans had taken the Blue Riband a decade earlier and it was a gut punch for the British shipping industry. The Germans, how dare they! Lusitania was always slightly ahead of her sister's timeline, and therefore sailed 2 months earlier than Mauretania (who departed in cold November, rather than warm September as the Lusitania did). Lusitania's pending trip was in the newspapers worldwide, especially the USA. The excitement focused on her, especially in Britain, whose sense of national pride zoomed upward the moment that Lucy headed into the Atlantic.
I think the variations in decor didn't matter as much. I'm about 50/50...sometimes I prefer Maury, and in other portions of the ships I prefer Lucy. They both were amazing wonders of technology (phones, elevators, 70,000HP turbines, etc) and set the bar pretty high for future trans-Atlantic travel.
One of my favourite ocean liners!!!
Great video I've been waiting for this for a while!
Amazing vid as always! Would you consider doing a video on the Morro Castle?
Yes!
i saw a video on the last minites of the manarch before it was shut down. the words wer: i want to thannk the monarch for evrything it gave us. may it rest in peace. *shuts down the ship* i cryed
I am visiting the Lusitania Museum on the Old Head Of Kinsale tomorrow. I will leave a link here later this week to my film. Peace.
I loved this documentary😍
"Belle epoque" is a term you might use to describe Lusitania's interior! :)
IMO Cunard’s Lusitania was the most beautiful 4 stack liner ever built.
Superb!
Nicely presented. Made my morning, haha.
Thanks, Matt! Glad you enjoyed it.
My good man, you are doing better videos as you go on... Very informative.
Thanks, Mike!
Well done!