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
German submarine U-132 (1941) 120 Squadron RAF. The 120 Squadron attack, in the same area southeast of Cape Farewell where "U-132" inadvertently sunk herself, had actually been on operating nearby, causing severe damage but not sinking her. <nowiki>*</nowiki>Credit for sinking this vessel belongs to "U-442" German submarine U-132 (1941) German submarine "U-132" was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" for service during World War II. She was laid down on 10 August 1940 by Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack as yard number 11, launched on 10 April 1941 and commissioned on 29 May that year under "Oberleutnant zur See" Ernst Vogelsang. In four