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  TGOL - Aquitania
The Aquitania was called in to serve her mother country as part of the Royal Navy.
The Aquitania still managed to maintain her excellent reputation, and was not faced with the same struggle as many other vessels during these years.
When inbound to Southampton from a Mediterranean cruise in the mid-Thirties, the Aquitania went aground and was stuck in the same position for 26 hours before the power of eleven tugs pulled her away.
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 The Classic Liners of Long Ago - Aquitania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Aquitania is thought to have been the most beautiful of all the four-stackers.
She was long and slender, and had four funnels, which all worked, which means that they were all used to disperse smoke and exhausts, instead of any number of them being ventilators.
Her designs were under strict Admiralty supervision, because even though World War I was still a number of years off, the idea that the Aquitania would be able to be converted for military use as an armed merchant cruiser had high marks with the admiralty.
ocean-liners.schuminweb.com /ships/aquitania.asp   (839 words)

  
 Ð.O.V.A - Aquitania Chronicles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The R.M.S. Aquitania built for Cunard and was launch on April 21, 1913 she was the answer to White Star's
Aquitania last duty was after the War transporting Canadian troops.
Then the Aquitania was employed on the Atlantic for the rest of the War.
members.aol.com /drakare/aquitania.html   (893 words)

  
 Aquitania - Cunard Line - Ocean Liner Postcards
Aquitania returned to Cunard Line service in June 1919, but was soon taken out of service again for refitting and conversion from coal to oil firing.
Betwen 1948-49, Aquitania was placed on a Southampton-Halifax austerity route; her last transatlantic crossing was from Halifax (departing 24 November 1949) to Southampton (arriving 1 December 1949).
Aquitania was scrapped in 1950, after making 443 transatlantic roundtrips, steaming over 3 million miles and carrying almost 1.2 million passengers.
www.simplonpc.co.uk /Cun_Aquitania.html   (279 words)

  
 Aquitania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Aquitania, one of the greatest of all liners, was built for Cunard by John Brown & Co., and was launched in 1913.
When World War II began, she was again called into service as a troop transport, one of a small number of ships to serve in both World Wars.
In 1948-49, Aquitania was placed on a Southampton-Halifax austerity route; her last transatlantic crossing was from Halifax (departing 24 November 1949) to Southampton (arriving 1 December 1949).
web.greatships.net:81 /aquitania.html   (226 words)

  
 Virtual Rome | North | Viennensis | Aquitania
The province of Aquitania now lay to its north, and in the later empire was subdivided into Aquitania Prima and Secunda, with their capitals at Avaricum and Burdigala.
It was a result of this fragmentation, in Christian times, that the archbishops of the Ausci, Avaricum and Burdigala competed for their primacy of Aquitania.
Soon after 400, however, this situation was transformed by the invasions of the Visigoths, who in 417 were recognized as a federate state in Aquitania Secunda (together with parts of Novempopulana and Narbonensis Prima); a proportion of the Roman properties in the area came under their control, and they replaced Catholocism by Arianism.
www.magellannarfe.com /virtualrome/north/viennensis/aquitania   (299 words)

  
 Aquitania
The Aquitania was the longest serving Cunard liner built in the 20th century and survived service in both World Wars.
The Aquitania was launched on 21 April by the Countess of Derby in front of a crowd of over 100,000 people.
The smoking room was modelled on Greenwich Hospital with oak panelling and beams, the restaurant was decorated in Louis XIV style and the grill room was decorated in Jacobean style.
members.tripod.com /clyde-yards/id28.htm   (1033 words)

  
 Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble: Los Angeles Theatre Group - live theater about myth and culture
Aquitania is based on characters from the Legends of Charlemagne, a canon of stories about the French king and his knights, narratively and thematically similar to the Arthurian legends.
For Aquitania we took from the stories four of the principle characters – the virtuous Charlemagne, Roland and Fleurdelis, and the evil Gano; and one legend - that of an enchanted ring, and devised a story for them all.
In Aquitania a 10-year-old girl plays a board game whose pieces are the characters of the mythical Charlemagne legends.
www.ziggurattheatre.org /playsproductions/aquitania.html   (304 words)

  
 Aquitania, Cunard Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Cunard Liner Aquitania, built by John Brown and Company, Ltd., Clydebank, arrived in New York, June 5, on her maiden voyage.
Surpassing the previous Cunard express steamers Lusitania and Mauretania in every particular except speed, the Aquitania was 901 feet long overall; 97 feet beam with a molded depth of 64 feet 6 inches.
Accommodations were provided for 618 first class, 614 second class, and 1,998 third class passengers, making a total of 3,230 passengers, which, with a crew of 972, brought the total number of persons provided for on board the ship up to 4,202.
www.norwayheritage.com /p_ship.asp?sh=aquit   (3899 words)

  
 Aquitania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The former Roman province of Gallia Aquitania in present southwestern France
RMS Aquitania, an ocean liner operated by the Cunard line from 1914 to 1949
The Aquitania (apartment), a luxury high-rise in Chicago.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aquitania   (109 words)

  
 LostLiners.com - Aquitania
Aquitania was requisitioned as a troop transport on 21 November 1939.
From March on she was based in Sydney transporting Australian and New Zealand troops to the battlefields of France, also making two passages between Pearl Harbour and San Fransisco to bring home wounded and evacuees.
She was the last four stacker left, having been the last built for the Atlantic; she was truly the last of her kind.
www.lostliners.com /Liners/Cunard/Aquitania/4stack.html   (326 words)

  
 Souvenir of the launching of RMS 'Aquitania', April 1913 : Previous items of the month : The Caird Library : ...
Aquitania was launched on 21 April 1913 by the Countess of Derby and huge numbers flocked to the river Clyde to watch.
The souvenir of the launching of Aquitania describes the special arrangements that had to be made to launch the liner due to her extraordinary size (approx 45,000 gross tonnage).
The government had stipulated that Aquitania be made available for naval duties during the event of war and Aquitania was requisitioned to serve as an armed merchant cruiser in 1914.
www.nmm.ac.uk /server/show/ConWebDoc.19572   (638 words)

  
 15, The Voyage of HMT AQUITANIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
AQUITANIA arrived in Singapore on 11 November 1941 en route from Colombo to Sydney.
A survivor from the KORMORAN picked up by AQUITANIA said that they were "waiting for the AQUITANIA but the cruiser came first." (8) and (19) A survivor gave the impression that they had waited in ambush for some days.
The fact that Captain Detmers sighted AQUITANIA at approximately ET 90 is evidence that the battle did not take place in the vicinity of 26 34'S, 111E (The Detmers' location) or in the ovoid area bounded by 27 12'S and 27 52'E and 111 05'E and 111 55'E claimed by Sea Power Centre - Australia.
users.bigpond.net.au /Sydney_search/AQUITANIA.html   (3920 words)

  
 LostLiners.com - Aquitania
Converted to an armed merchant cruiser in Liverpool, Aquitania was commissioned by the Royal Navy on August 7th.
On the next trip out, Aquitania was caught in thick fog on August 22nd and collided with the Leyland liner Canadian and was forced to return to Liverpool for repairs.
In December 1917 the United States entered the war and Aquitania was used to transport American troops.
www.lostliners.com /Liners/Cunard/Aquitania/war.html   (287 words)

  
 aquitania - Aquitania - Pictures
Below is information about the "Aquitania" community on GreatestJournal.
Aquitania is a community where fans of Gilmore Girls can discuss the music, literature, and movie references on the show.
You can ask questions about a reference made on the show or a song played, give more information on something that was on the show, or suggest bands, books or movies that you think would fit on the show.
www.greatestjournal.com /userinfo.bml?user=aquitania   (150 words)

  
 Gascony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the 50s BC, Aquitania was conquered by lieutenants of C.
Gallia Aquitania was far larger than the original Aquitania, as it extended north of the Garonne River, in fact all the way north to the Loire River, thus including the Celtic Gallic people that inhabited the regions between the Garonne and the Loire rivers.
The territory south of the Garonne River, corresponding to the original Aquitania, was made a province called Novempopulana (that is, "land of the nine tribes"), while the part of Gallia Aquitania north of the Garonne became the province of Aquitanica I and the province of Aquitanica II.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gascony   (933 words)

  
 *Aquitania*
The History for the Roman province of Aquitania under Roman imperium.
This is my first step in reaching for legati Augusti of Aquitania, I understand a webpage is to be made but I had my Patron help me put this together so interested individuals will see my province.
PREV: * legatus Augusti of Gallia Aquitania* - (
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 Hotel Leonor de Aquitania - Cuenca - Review of Hotel Leonor de Aquitania
The Hotel Leonor de Aquitania is like another “Casa Colgante” (hanging house) which are ever so famous in Cuenca.
The Leonor de Aquitania is completely new as far as the construction goes, but the good taste and savoir is present everywhere, from the entrance to the cave restaurant downstairs and naturally in every bedroom.
Of course, Hotel Leonor de Aquitania is a non expensive option to stay in the stony city of Cuenca.
www.jpmoser.com /leonordeaquitania.html   (232 words)

  
 Aquitania - the beautiful Ocean Liner
Aquitania history and pictures part of Bryan King's Royal Regals
Aquitania Chronicles and photos of Aquitania (and other great ships) at war
Aquitania history, information and photos part of the Classic liners of long ago site.
www.roblightbody.com /liners/aquitania/index.htm   (387 words)

  
 El Salvador Hotels - Villa Aquitania
Villa Aquitania at Playa San Diego lies in an exclusive beachfront community and is a private, gated, 4 bedroom, 3 bath oceanfront home.
Villa Aquitania has a large swimming pool, basketball court, and spacious grounds with palm trees providing ample shade and tropical backdrop for this gorgeous property.
Lie in a hammocks under the shade looking out at the ocean, or enjoy a home-cooked meal on the villa's large outdoor verandah and dining area.
www.wavehunters.com /elsalvador/elsal_hotel_aquitania.asp   (234 words)

  
 [7.01] Infrared (1.65-3.5 micrometers) Observations of 387 Aquitania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The S-class asteroid 387 Aquitania was identified as anomalous by Burbine et al.
Both igneous and primitive origins for 387 Aquitania (and a similar asteroid, 980 Anacostia) were offered, with neither preferred.
that 387 Aquitania is an unusual member of the S class.
www.aas.org /publications/baas/v30n3/dps98/206.htm   (234 words)

  
 Pool/Patio/Beach : Aquitania Teak Steamer Chair :
But back at the turn of the century, before flight, vacations were more leisurely, Transport wasn’t by noisy jets, but by majestic ocean liners that plied the seas.
And on the “A” deck of the Olympic, the Aquitania, the Adriatic, and other luxury liners, you’d invariably find the classic teak steamer.
Ours is in fact precisely patterned after the chaises that graced the Aquitania’s decks.
www.herringtoncatalog.com /y133.html   (295 words)

  
 Aquitania Ocean Liner Emails
I too, zig-zagged across the Atlantic on the Aquitania in the middle of the winter in 1943.
I went aboard the Aquitania in the fall of 1943.
As I read through the history of the Aquitania last night I found mention of two trips she made from Honolulu to San Francisco, but not mention of why?.
www.roblightbody.com /liners/aquitania/emails.htm   (5826 words)

  
 Gallia Aquitania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-01.bu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Gallia Aquitania was a province of the Roman Empire, located in present-day southwest France and bordered by the provinces of Gallia Lugdunensis, Gallia Narbonensis, and Hispania Tarraconensis.
Under Augustus, Gallia Aquitania became an imperial province, under the command of a former praetor, and hosting no legions.
With the reorganization of the provinces by Diocletian, Gallia Aquitania was split into three provinces, Aquitania Prima, Aquitania Secunda, and Aquitania Tertia or Aquitania Novempopulana (modern Gascony), within the Diocesis Viennensis of the Praetorian Prefecture for Gauls.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Gallia_Aquitania   (259 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The R.M.S. Aquitania built for Cunard and was launch on April 21, 1913 she was the answer to White Star's Olympic class ships and Hamburg-Amerika's Imperator.
Aquitania was the third sister ship to the blue ribbon winners Lusitania and Mauretania
R.M.S. Aquitania was requisitioned by the Government to serve as an armed merchant cruiser, she was converted in Liverpool.
homepage.ntlworld.com /a.boyden1/AQUITANIA.htm   (301 words)

  
 LostLiners.com - Aquitania
I was wounded just inside the Siegfried Line on Mar. 30th 1945, sent to a Field Hospital then to a hospital near Devises (near Bath) in England, then after a couple of weeks, sent to Grenock, Scotland to board the Aquitania by way of a "lighter" as she could not come in close to shore.
The Aquitania is very special to me as my Grandfather went to war on this ship in WW1 and he had penciled on back of post card that it was to be given to me upon his death as I always stared at that card as a kid in his old rocking chair.
Upon his death that day I was looking at the post card and my grandfathers nephew asked to see it and informed me that it had carried him home from war in WW2.
www.lostliners.com /Liners/Cunard/Aquitania/memories.html   (643 words)

  
 Shopping.com - Shopping made simple   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Aquitania Art Print in our online shop or choose from other posters and prints in the Art Styles c...
Find this Aquitania Giclee Print in our online shop or choose from other posters and prints in the Art Styles category...
Frame this Aquitania Giclee Print in our online posters shop or choose from other posters and prints in the Tra...
www.shopping.com /xGS-Aquitania   (627 words)

  
 Aquitania - The Ship Beautiful   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
With a long and illustrious career – spanning the two World Wars – Aquitania was the longest serving ship in the Cunard fleet and was a favorite among transatlantic passengers.
Her exquisite and tastefully executed interiors earned Aquitania the title “ship beautiful” – a fitting title for this transatlantic queen.
Provided are glimpses into her famed accommodations and a history of her service career.
www.bryking.com /aquitania   (125 words)

  
 Aquitania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The territory north of Gallia Narbonensis came under Roman rule through the famous conquests of Julius Caesar in the 50's BC.
After first ruling it as Gallia Comata, Caesar divided it up into several peaces, namely Belgica, Celtica and Aquitania (51 BC).
It was under emperor Augustus in 27 BC that the provinces, known as Tres Galliae ('the three Gauls') were reorganised and Aquitania was enlarged to the size seen on this map.
www.roman-empire.net /maps/empire/provinces/trajan/aquitania.html   (73 words)

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