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Re: what happen to Mauretania?
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Erm the Rms Qm2 is almost 7 times more expensive and far larger and far more luxurious. Mauretania was NOT owned by the white star line, Titanic was a rip off Olympic, so she would never be given the title greateset ship ever.

Yes the iron was not of todays standards true, but it was the best of the time, though it was only 1 inch thick, but even today hiting an ice-berg is goin to cause dammage to the hull. She sank because of fatal flaws in her desing within the ship. Flaws that white star spaird no expence to rectify on titanics near identacle sister ships.
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Re: what happen to Mauretania?
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Mauretania was sold in pieces, i mean, they desmantelated... just like Olympic.... that was a sad decisition...
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Re: what happen to Mauretania?
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lol... i know mauretania was not owned by white star line... i just put it as an example....
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TITANICsoul wrote:

guys if someone knows the anwser of the question: why is not a ship on earth most luxurious than titanic?! please answer the question..
see ya!


I'd like an answer to that question too. I've looked at the most luxurious ships in the world and tehy still don'tc ome close to Titanic. Although I think it maybe because luxury has taken on a slightly different meaning this day and age. It would be wonderful though, to see a ship be built that has teh beauty that the Titanic did. I would certainly sail on that one.

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Re: what happen to Mauretania?
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Mauretania & Lusitania were owned by Cunard, the main competitor to White Star, who owned Titanic, Olympic & Britannic.
Lusitania was sunk by a U-boat off Ireland in 1915. Mauretania survived until 1935 when she was sent to the breakers yard at Rosyth, Scotland



Lusitania wasnt sunk by a U-BOAT lol it hit a mine in the water....
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Hi Jman782,

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Lusitania wasnt sunk by a U-BOAT lol it hit a mine in the water....


As far as I remember, the consensus is that the Lusitania was torpedoed; Lord Mersey's report even mentiones two torpedoes, although modern researchers broadly agree with one torpedo. It's interesting how he ended up heading the Lusitania enquiry as well.

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RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by the German submarine U-20, there has never been much debate about that since there were witnesses on both sides.
What was debated, was the source of a second explosion- whether it was ammunition, coal dust, or a second torpedo.
With the state of technology at the time, if I was commanding a U-boat, and presented with a target like Lusitania, steaming straight in my direction, not zig-zagging, there is no way I would have only fired one torpedo.
The target was just too valuable to take a chance at firing just one weapon, and even if hit, the damage could not be depended on to be fatal.
I would also not want to risk a second shot so close to an enemy harbor where naval forces would likely be based.
There still may have been ammunition aboard, but it is unlikely the U-boat only fired one weapon.
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Re: what happen to Mauretania?
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Mauretania & Lusitania were owned by Cunard, the main competitor to White Star, who owned Titanic, Olympic & Britannic.
Lusitania was sunk by a U-boat off Ireland in 1915. Mauretania survived until 1935 when she was sent to the breakers yard at Rosyth, Scotland



Lusitania wasnt sunk by a U-BOAT lol it hit a mine in the water....


Im sorry , I was wrong I was thinking of the Britannica which was sunk by Mines laid out.
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Re: what happen to Mauretania?
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Im sorry , I was wrong I was thinking of the Britannica which was sunk by Mines laid out.


No worries, we all make errors from time to time!

You're quite right, the broad consensus is that the Britannic struck a mine.

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Posted on: 2005/10/16 12:39
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Re: what happen to Mauretania?
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lol.. it was scrapped.. yea poor ship..!
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