At the time of her completion, "Lusitania" was briefly the largest ship ever built, but was soon eclipsed by the slightly larger "Mauretania" which entered service shortly afterwards. She was longer, a full faster, and had a capacity of 10,000 gross tons over and above that of the most modern German liner, . Passenger accommodation was 50% larger than any of her competitors, providing for 552 saloon class, 460 cabin class and 1,186 in third class. Her crew comprised 69 on deck, 369 operating engines and boilers and 389 to attend to passengers. Both she and "Mauretania" had a wireless telegraph, electric lighting, electric lifts, sumptuous interiors and an early form of air-conditioning.