RMS Mauretania (1906) launched by the Duchess of Roxburghe. At the time of her launch, she was the largest moving structure ever built, and slightly larger in gross tonnage than "Lusitania". The main visual differences between "Mauretania" and "Lusitania" were that "Mauretania" was five feet longer and had different vents. "Mauretania" also had two extra stages of turbine blades in her forward turbines, making her slightly faster than "Lusitania". "Mauretania" and "Lusitania" were the only ships with direct-drive steam turbines to hold the Blue Riband; in later ships, reduction-geared turbines were mainly used. "Mauretania"s usage of the steam turbine was the largest application
That Was the Week That Was programme he announced: "That "was" "That Was The Week That Was"...that was." For the edition on Saturday, 23 November 1963, the day after the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy, "TW3" produced a shortened 20-minute programme with no satire, reflecting on the loss, including a contribution from Dame Sybil Thorndike and the tribute song "In the Summer of His Years" sung by Martin with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. This edition was screened on NBC in the US the following day, and the soundtrack was released by Decca Records. A clip, featuring Roy Kinnear, was shown in the David