Post by tomdyer on May 17, 2005 17:11:52 GMT -5
MV Britannic (3):
The MV Britannic which was a state of the art ship of her time and a new modern type of ship for the White Star Line, was launced on August 6th 1929 at Harland and Wolff, Belfast, UK.
Britannic was the slightly older sister ship of the last ever ship built for the White Star Line, Georgic.
Britannic started her maiden voyage from Liverpool - New York on 28th June 1930.
Britannic had accommodation for cabin, tourist and third class passengers.
After Cunard and White Star merged in May 1934, like all Cunard and White Star ships, Britannic flew both the Cunard and White Star flag (the white star flag on top).
In August 1939 she become a troop transport until 1947, by the end of the war she had transported over 180,000 troops and had gone 376,000 miles.
After she was returned to Cunard White Star in March 1947, she was given a refit at Liverpool before being returned to service.
Britannic was used to make cruises between New York and the Caribbean during the winter.
By 1960 Britannic was an old ship and the last White Star ship in service for the by then Cunard line, so on 11th November 1960 the last white star ship to fly the White Star flag left Liverpool for New York for one last voyage and just 2 days after she returned she was sold for scrap. - The White Star Line was no more and never again would a ship sail for the once mighty line.
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The MV Britannic which was a state of the art ship of her time and a new modern type of ship for the White Star Line, was launced on August 6th 1929 at Harland and Wolff, Belfast, UK.
Britannic was the slightly older sister ship of the last ever ship built for the White Star Line, Georgic.
Britannic started her maiden voyage from Liverpool - New York on 28th June 1930.
Britannic had accommodation for cabin, tourist and third class passengers.
After Cunard and White Star merged in May 1934, like all Cunard and White Star ships, Britannic flew both the Cunard and White Star flag (the white star flag on top).
In August 1939 she become a troop transport until 1947, by the end of the war she had transported over 180,000 troops and had gone 376,000 miles.
After she was returned to Cunard White Star in March 1947, she was given a refit at Liverpool before being returned to service.
Britannic was used to make cruises between New York and the Caribbean during the winter.
By 1960 Britannic was an old ship and the last White Star ship in service for the by then Cunard line, so on 11th November 1960 the last white star ship to fly the White Star flag left Liverpool for New York for one last voyage and just 2 days after she returned she was sold for scrap. - The White Star Line was no more and never again would a ship sail for the once mighty line.
Source – Copyright © TDTSC MN Archives (Tom Dyer) - Please only reproduce with Tom Dyer’s permission.