RMS Mauretania (1906) RMS Mauretania (1906) RMS "Mauretania" was an ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Wigham Richardson and Swan Hunter for the British Cunard Line, launched on the afternoon of 20 September 1906. She was the world's largest ship until the completion of in 1911. "Mauretania" became a favourite among her passengers. She captured the Eastbound Blue Riband on her maiden return voyage in December 1907, then claimed the Westbound Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing during her 1909 season. She held both speed records for 20 years. The ship's name was taken from the ancient Roman province
SS United States "United States" obtained the Blue Riband which marked the first time a US-flagged ship had held the record since the claimed the prize 100 years earlier. "United States" maintained a crossing speed on the North Atlantic in a service career that lasted 17 years. "United States" lost the eastbound speed record in 1990 to "Hoverspeed Great Britain"; however, she continues to hold the Blue Riband as all subsequent record breakers were neither in passenger service nor were their voyages westbound. SS United States SS "United States" is a retired passenger liner built in 1950–51 for the United States Lines at