THE BIGGEST SHIP.
CUNARD'S LATEST. Prem Awn—By Telegraph—Copyright Received 11 p.m. London, April 22. The Cunard liner, Aquitania, has been launched at Clydebank. It is the largest vessel ever built in Britain. Her tonnage is 47,000, and her speed is 23 knots per hour. She carries 3,250 passengers and a crew of a thousand. She possesses several motor life boats. A hundred thousand people witnessed the launching of the Aquitania.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1902, 23 April 1913, Page 5
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70THE BIGGEST SHIP. Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1902, 23 April 1913, Page 5
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