RMS Mauretania (1906) and launched with passengers. When "Britannic", working as a hospital ship during World War I, sank in 1916 after hitting a mine in the Kea channel the already davited boats were swiftly lowered saving nearly all on board, but the ship took nearly three times as long to sink as "Lusitania" and thus the crew had more time to evacuate passengers. "Mauretania" departed Liverpool on her maiden voyage on 16 November 1907 under the command of Captain John Pritchard, and on the return voyage captured the record for the fastest eastbound crossing of the Atlantic, with an average speed of
Just for the Record... (Barbra Streisand album) was featured as the album's opener track and was recorded in 1955. Howard Reich from "PopMatters" claimed that Streisand's cover proved that she already had had plenty of talent to become a recording artist, despite her young age. Despite the wide array of producers who contributed to the various tracks included in the collection, Streisand and her manager, Martin Erlichman, were credited as the album's two executive producers. In addition to the four discs of material, "Just for the Record..." includes a 92-page color booklet featuring a variety of photos and artwork created throughout her career. Among the previously unreleased