History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Italics indicate survivor Name Age Citizenship Position Residence Lifeboat Rescue Vessel Body Number ADAMSON, Mr. Thomas 32 British First Class Waiter Queens, NY, USA Bluebell AINDOW, Mr. Charles 37 British Night Watchman Formby, Lancashire, England 170 ALLAN, Mr. Ashley 28 British Third Class Waiter Bootle, Lancashire, England ALLEN, Mr. Norman Frederick 24 British Second Class Waiter Liverpool, Lancashire,…
…an naval superiority, Aquitania’s roots originated with the domestic competition between Cunard and the White Star Line. White Star’s Olympic and Titanic were larger than Lusitania and Mauretania by 15,000 gross tons. Even though the Cunard sisters were faster ships, the White Star ships were regarded as more luxurious. Cunard needed a third ship to make a weekly transatlantic express service possible, and decided that the company’s third liner…
…y, almost all boats were compelled to take bodies and survivors to Cobh. How much closer is Kinsale than Cobh to the sinking site? Or is it MUCH closer at all? Even though the Cunard offices were in Cobh, would it not have been of utmost priority to get the survivors to comfort and safety as soon as possible? Numerous resources only mention significantly DELAYED rescue boats from Cobh returning to Cobh. I would very much appreciate knowing the det…
…ter and returned to service in February 1930. But, with the Great Depression and newer competitors on the North Atlantic, Mauretania was painted white and converted into a cruise ship. A British Government-promoted merger of Cunard and White Star in 1934, done for the purpose of completing the future Queen Mary, meant that Mauretania, along with White Star’s Olympic, Majestic, and other older ocean liners, were considered surplus and retired. Mau…
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