History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…eering for another year. A varied career Lindon Bates, Jr. Image credit: Brandon Whited. Among Bates’ professional work as an engineer was the completion of the New York Barge Canal and grade raising at Galveston, Texas where Bates served as secretary of the United States Engineering Company. Bates would later serve on the National Conservation Congress. In 1909, Bates was appointed by New York City Mayor George B. McClellan a member of the Gene…
…propellers and weighed 23 tons. This change not only gave Lusitania an additional 1 knot increase in maximum speed but also reduced vibration. Lusitania would set her fastest time on the westbound crossing of 8 to 12 August 1909, where she crossed in 4 days, 11 hours, and 42 minutes with an average speed of 25.85 knots. Mauretania finally took this record from Lusitania on Mauretania’s 26 to 30 September 1909 westbound crossing, when the Englis…
…itain declared war on Germany. The British Government requested the requisition of all three large Cunarders, Lusitania, Mauretania, and Aquitania as armed merchant cruisers, but their huge size and fuel consumption meant that they were unsuited for that role. They resumed civilian service on 11 August 1914, but the lack of traveler demand led to Mauretania being laid up on 26 August (with Aquitania as well), with only Lusitania serving passenge…
…) puts his or her copy on the auction site. Then all you have to do is bid on it. π This method really works; I have gotten extremely rare books for very little money using it. Good luck! Marilyn Price Howard – Phoebe Amory was also my greatgrandma. I would love to hear how you are related to her. I have a copy of the book. Krisandra Grace Phoebe Amory was also my greatgrandmother. Her son Herbert Amory was my mothers father. My mother was Joyce…
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