The liner Mauretania was launched in 1906 as a sister ship to which other liner?
Imperator-class ocean liner 1906. British competition was also fierce, Cunards "Lusitania" launched in 1906 followed by her sister "Mauretania" were an instant success and by 1910, the new "Olympic class ocean liners" of White Star were nearing completion. Imperator-class ocean liner The "Imperator" class ocean liners were a series of three ocean liners designed for the Hamburg America Line, commonly known as "HAPAG". These three ships were commissioned by the chairman of HAPAG Albert Ballin. Namely the "Imperator" (1912), the "Vaterland" (1913) and the largest, the "Bismarck" (1914). These liners were over 50,000 tons, sported three funnels and had a length ranging from
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