by Andrew Gill | Aug 19, 2021 | Gallery, Transport
This could be one of London’s top hotels in Victorian times but it’s actually the First Class Dining Saloon on Cunard’s RMS Mauretania. Some of today’s cruise ships are ultra-luxurious but a transatlantic crossing by ocean liner then was more...
by Andrew Gill | Jul 30, 2021 | Gallery, Transport
This is Cunard’s ocean liner RMS Aquitania. ‘RMS’ stands for Royal Mail Ship, which means she had a contract to carry mail between Great Britain and the United States. The ship was launched in 1914 and scrapped in 1950, having worked as a...
by Andrew Gill | Jul 22, 2021 | Gallery, I didn’t expect that!, Places, Transport
Any large ship in dry dock for repairs is an impressive sight. RMS Aquitania was a Cunard Line ocean liner, launched in 1914 and scrapped in 1950. There are several people in this photograph but they’re so small compared to the ship, that you’ll need to...