NEW ATLANTIC LINER

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 29, 29 October 1928, Page 11

NEW ATLANTIC LINER

TO BE ORDERED BY CUN ARD COMPANY TO RETAIN SPEED RECORD (British OlilciaJ Wireless.) , Rugby, October 26. It is understood that an announcement will be made very shortly by the Cunard Company regarding its plans for building a new liner to meet the competition of the White Star liner now being built. The Cunard directors have delayed placing the order for a new liner' until they are in a position to judge fully of. the competition they will have to meet. The Mauretania cannot be expected to retain her speed record much longer, and the Cunard Company wished to be sure their new ship would take her place ns the fastest liner in the world. The new- ship is likely to cost a record sum, for speed without luxury is useless on the Atlantic trade, and the ship will also have to be large, probably about the same size as the new White Star liner. The problem which has presented most difficulty has been that of the engines, and many new discoveries in ship propulsion are being tested. It is considered that the system adopted should give very good reliability as well as high speed, while the question of cost is also highly important. ,