~ Launch Souvenier Brochure – RMS Mauretania (1938) – Cunard White Star ~
A souvenir brochure for the launch of the RMS Mauretania, issued at her launch by Cammell Laird in 1938.
Produced by the Cunard Line, this beautifully presented brochure has a embossed purple coloured card cover/back with silver border. Purple coloured string ties to the spine as issued. Inside is a selection profusely illustrated pages that give information on the building of the ship with some fold-out plates.
~ RMS Mauretania ~
RMS Mauretania was launched on 28 July 1938 at the Cammell Laird yard in Birkenhead, England and was completed in May 1939. It was the first ship built for the newly formed Cunard White Star company following the merger in April 1934 of the Cunard and White Star lines.
On the withdrawal of the first Mauretania in 1934, in order to prevent a rival company using the name and to keep it available for the new liner, arrangements were made for the Red Funnel paddle steamer Queen to be renamed Mauretania in the interim.
~ Dimensions ~
The brochure has a height of 13.5 inches (34.2 cm) & a length of 10.5 inches (26.6 cm).
~ Condition ~
There is some minor scuffing to the corners and edges of the cover. The brochure is in otherwise excellent condition & the pages remain in excellent condition too.