GBR - YN 409 RMS Aquitania Structural Plans (1912)
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- GBR - YN 409 RMS Aquitania Structural Plans (1912)
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- 1912
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GBR - YN 409 RMS Aquitania Structural Plans (1912)
Author: John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank Shipyard, Clydebank
Year: 1912
GBR - RMS Aquitania Ocean Liner official nr: 135583 yard nr: 409 yard: John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank Shipyard, Clydebank laid down: december 1910 launched: april 21 1913 completed: may 12 1914 24/5/1914: - Delivered as Aquitania to Cunard Steam Ship Co Ltd, Liverpool 30/5/1914: - Maiden voyage on the New York route 1915: - Service as Troop Transport in support of the Dardanelles campaign 1915: - Service as Hosptital ship, renamed HMHS Aquitania 1916: - Service as Troop Transport 12/1918: - Returned to owners 12/1919: - Major refit. Conversion from coal burning to oil-fired boilers 209/7/1920: - Return to commercial service on the New York route 1926: - Passenger capacity reduced from 3300 to 2200 1929: - Major refit, reconstruction of first class cabins 1933: - Major refit, construction of onboard cinema theater 1934: - Cunard Steam Ship Co Ltd merges with White Star Line to become Cunard White Start Line Ltd 18/11/1939: - Requisitioned to for service as Troop Transport 1948: - Returned to owners 1950: - Sold to British Iron and Steel Corporation for scrap for £125,000 21/2/1950: - Arrived in the Clyde and proceeded to Faslane to be broken up 23/2/1950: - Start of scrapping proces