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  Tri-ang Minic Ships - RMS Caronia
In a departure from Cunard tradition RMS Caronia was painted in a livery of four different shades of green, rather than the fl and white of other Cunard ships, a colour scheme that earned her the nickname "Green Goddess".
RMS Caronia was a popular ship with a loyal following of wealthy passengers and an incredible crew to passenger ratio of nearly one to one.
RMS Caronia was eventually sold to Star Shipping and was renamed Caribia in 1968 however her career was short lived with an engine room explosion on her second voyage, which killed one of the crew, effectively removing her from service in 1969.
www.triangminicships.com /classic_edition/liners/caronia.htm   (516 words)

  
 Royal Mail Ship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was used by a large number of companies, but is often associated in particular with the Cunard line, which held a number of high-profile mail contract business, and which traditionally prefixed the titles of all its ships with the initials "RMS".
Having the title RMS was seen as a mark of quality and a competitive advantage, because the mail had to be on time.
Helena in the South Atlantic, and RMS Queen Mary 2.
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 RMS Caronia :: Aden Airways
Being the first major cruise in Caronia's career, the 1950 Great African Cruise caused quite a sensation even before she left New York on 12 January 1950.
A party of United States tourists from the Caronia was stranded at Luxor, and tonight members were reported sleeping on mattresses on the floor because the hotels were crowded.
When the Caronia called at Port Sudan last week, forty-eight passengers debarked for a flying trip to Khartoum, where they were joined by another party from Nairobi.
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 Caronia and Carmania | The Cabin Channel Steamers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Caronia was the first to be launched, with the wife of the US Ambassador to Britain, Mrs.
Caronia and Carmania’s service career was interrupted at the outbreak of World War I in 1914.
Caronia would have a fairly uneventful tour of duty, serving several roles in addition to AMC, standing in sharp contrast to Carmania’s dramatic military career.
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 Caronia (II)
RMS Caronia (II) owes her existence to Cunard Company Chairman Sir Percy Bates.
While Caronia was similar in size and speed to the second Mauretania of a decade earlier, Bates made sure that her role for the company would be unique indeed.
With an eye towards the tropical white paint job of the great prewar globetrotter, Franconia, the new Caronia had her hull uniquely painted in four separate shades of pale green.
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 Encyclopedia Titanica Message Board: RMS Caronia
The Caronia that you have shown in your photograph is the Caronia (I) of 1904.
She was built by John Brown, Clydebank Yard No. 362, 19,594 GRT 678 x 72.2 ft twin screw 22,000 IHP 20 kn Original Passenger Figures: 300 1st, 350 2nd, 300 3rd 1,100 steerage and 700 crew.
RMS Caronia sent Titanic an ice warning at 9:00 hrs on April 14th.
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 Cruise Diva Linda Coffman's Cruise Planner
RMS Caronia -The "Green Goddess," as she was affectionately known, was the height of luxury for cruising and trans-Atlantic service.
RMS Titanic - Travel Page shares facts about Titanic, including that there is no record of White Star or her captain Edward J. Smith ever using the word "unsinkable" to describe her.
RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic - TPD Turner's in depth look at the Titanic and Olympic (and Britannic which is coming soon).
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 RMS Caronia | The Millionaires Yacht   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Follow her beautifully proportioned lines from clipper bow to cruiser stern -- the sunny open deck areas, the outdoor swimming pool, the single funnel, the absence of rigging.
The atmosphere aboard the Caronia is intimate and friendly, the service flawless, life aboard gracious and carefree.
You could not make a finer choice than selecting Caronia as your cruise liner, for here is a ship that you will be proud to call “home” for your glorious days of travel in the only major liner ever built especially for cruising.
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 R.M.S. Caronia (I)
R.M.S. Caronia (I) Caronia (I) Caronia, launched on 13 July 1904, was built for Cunard by John Brown & Co. of Glasgow.
A successful 1906 cruise from New York to the Mediterranean led to Caronia's being used for cruising frequently in the coming years.
Caronia briefly placed on Cunard's Boston service in 1914, but the start of World War I saw her requisitioned as an armed merchant cruiser.
www.greatships.net /caronia.html   (193 words)

  
 The Cunarders
RMS Britannia (1840) to RMS Queen Mary 2 (2004) and Beyond
The Cunard Line was founded in 1840 by Sir Samuel Cunard and has become one of the most famous British shipping lines and its ships still sail its traditional transatlantic route today in the 21st century thus enabling passengers to continue to enjoy and relive the Golden Age of Ocean Travel.
Today the line is part of the Carnival Corporation and PLC cruise empire and is now enjoying renewed success and is entering a new Golden Age with a new pair of Cunard Queens gracing the world's oceans in the form of the famous RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 and the new RMS Queen Mary 2.
www.thecunarders.co.uk   (417 words)

  
 eBay - cunard rms, Transportation, Postcards Paper items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 Cunard White Star Sailor Doll
Cunard RMS Queen Elizabeth silver badge mint condition
RMS Queen Mary in Hudson River, Cunard, NYC 1967 Photo
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 R.M.S. CARONIA: SEA MEMORIES: Maritime Matters
However, on CARONIA, it was a FirstClass only ship, so this meant purchasing all sorts of new uniforms.Blue evening mess dress for Atlantic and cool water cruising.
It is ironical that the CARONIA found itself stuck in Yalta in October 1962, right at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, with lots of very upset passengers.
CARONIA also carried, depending on which cruise, a full staff of American Express or Thomas Cook representatives.
www.maritimematters.com /caronia-seamemory.html   (769 words)

  
 Tri-ang Minic Ships - RMS Saxonia
This is the Tri-ang Minic Ships model of RMS Saxonia lead ship of Cunard's four (4) vessel "Saxonia" Class which were designed and built by John Brown and Company to service the St Lawrence Route to Quebec and Montreal replacing all of Cunard's old pre-Second World War vessels such as Scythia, Samaria, and Ascania.
During summer months RMS Saxonia and RMS Ivernia sailed on the Southampton, Le Havre, Cobh, Quebec, Montreal route while in the winter, when the St Lawrence Seaway is ice bound, they would sail on the Southampton, Le Havre, Cobh, Halifax, New York route.
The two ships were initially re-painted in the same green livery as RMS Caronia and were renamed RMS Carmania and RMS Franconia respectively.
www.triangminicships.com /classic_edition/liners/saxonia.htm   (351 words)

  
 UK rms caronia Websites
The loss of RMS 'Titanic' 14-15 April 1912 - transmitter and the call was heard by several ships.
The Chartroom - btinternet.com would like to hear from any R/O's who attended RMS Wray Castle in Cumberland on the banks of Lake Windemere aroundshipmates of her grandfather, Ronnie Humphreys, who sailed on the 'Caronia', 'Queen Mary' and 'Queen Elizabeth' between 1940 and 1970.
RMS St Helena is one of very few genuine passenger-cargoin by sea.
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 eBay.co.uk - rms, Transportation, Postcards, In-Car Entertainment GPS items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
RMS - Space Academy III - 12" TRANCE
RMS Queen Elizabeth Penknife 'Ocean Liner Deco' Rare!
35MM SLIDE RMS ANDES and TUGS NORTH ISLE and BRAMBLES 1962
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 eBay.co.uk - Cruise Liners, Sea, Transportation, Postcards items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Cunard RMS 'Queen Elizabeth' lettercard from on board
RMS QUEEN MARY KING GEORGE V GRAVING DOCK RP POSTCARD
RMS Franconia Cunard Line Artist O Rosen Vinge
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 Ships of State: The RMS Caronia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Typical of the care with which she was planned is the choice of her exterior color, particularly adapted for maximum reflection of tropic heat.
Functional beauty is the keynote throughout the CARONIA, with an emphasis on passenger comfort and convenience.
And fully befitting the charm of this liner is the quiet efficiency of her crew, bred in the world-famous Cunard tradition of unsurpassed service.
uncommonjourneys.com /pages/caronia.htm   (185 words)

  
 Historic vessels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
RMS Caronia (II) Timeline charts the day-to-day position of Cunard's world famous "Green Goddess" - the RMS Caronia (II).
The Halsewell, and East Indiaman, was launched in 1778, and sank in 1786, near Swanage, England.
RMS Republic was a White Star Line ocean liner that sank in 1909, perhaps with many riches aboard.
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 Bulletin Board Comment or Reply   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Hello Folks, Over the past 12 months or so I have been building a Timeline for Cunard's world famous "Green Goddess" - the RMS Caronia.
Whilst I've been able to quite a lot of research in the New York Times archive, I'm sure that there are still a great many people in NYC who remember this distinctive ship.
If ever you went aboard the Caronia, or were involved with her in any way, I'd be delighted to hear from you, and any stories you have to tell.
www.seahistory.org /bullboard/Showit.cfm?ID=257   (87 words)

  
 Rms - RMS Caronia II Timeline - Timeline for Cunard's 'Green Goddess'
Rms - RMS Caronia II Timeline - Timeline for Cunard's 'Green Goddess'
In mathematics, root mean square (abbreviated RMS or rms), also known as the In chemistry, the root mean square velocity is defined as the average
Charting the day to day position of Cunard's "Green Goddess" the world famous cruise liner RMS Caronia.
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 NetNacs! NovaSite! (February 2006)
As you sail through the years you feel as if you were right there on the oceans of the world.
The detail and accounts of the RMS Caronia upon the seas right after WWII are amazing and very accurate.
This splendid website webmaster is Peter Stevens, the former 1st class Steward aboard the RMS Caronia.
www.netnacs.com /novasite/archive/2006/ns-02.htm   (287 words)

  
 Steamship Collectibles
R.M.S. Mauretania Pewter Tankard- Tudric Pewter by Liberty
RMS Caronia July 30, 1950 4 pgs $8.00VG
RMS Caronia July 31, 1950 4pgs $8.00 VG
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 RMS CARONIA ( Greengoddess ) -- The British Merchant Navy - Looking for old Friends   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
RMS CARONIA (Greengoddess) -- The British Merchant Navy - Looking for old Friends
Seeking any "Lads " Of the DECK Department of the Greengoddess RMS CARONIA 1952 to 1954.
All must now be near thier sell by date now.but love to hear from you.
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 Rms Caronia info here at en.92of100e.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
A passion for food is the RMS Caronia requirement, whether youve RMS Caronia in restaurants, RMS Caronia parties, published cookbooks or studied culinary arts as an avocation.
Sinking 10:30 PM: Rappahannock sends a warning of severe ice.9:00 AM: An ice warning is received from the Caronia.11:40 AM:Another ice warning comes from the Noordam.1:42 PM:Yet another ice warning is sent by...
The Day I Was Born RMS Caronia makes a return cross channel trip to Le Havre.
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 Cunard Line - Gurupedia
Canadian shipping magnate Samuel Cunard, along with engineer Robert Napier, and businessmen James Donaldson, George Burns, and David MacIver formed the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.
20th century, and the first few years of the 21st century, the line's only vessel making transatlantic crossings was the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 (also known as the QE2).
As of 2004, Cunard is one of a number of lines owned by Carnival Corporation.
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 Ships of State: Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Qmatsea.jpg - RMS Queen Mary outboand from England, 1939.
Qm3rd3.jpg - 3rd Class stateroom aboard RMS Queen Mary.
Qe2hk.jpg - RMS Queen Elizabeth entering Hong Kong Habrour for the very first time.
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 Stevengraph Hands Across the Sea Postcard - sh476   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
RMS Baltic - slanted printing (with Regd No 430269)
RMS Baltic - slanted printing (without Regd No)
RMS Cedric - slanted printing (without Regd No)
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 Maritime Museums Link
Valentine's Day, 14th February 2006 will be the 60th anniversary of RMS Caronia's keel-laying at John Brown's yard.
If you, a member of your family, would like to attend, please post a message in the Caronia Forum Once you have done this, please make a point of visiting here regularly for progress news.
If you or a member of your family had any connection with the RMS Caronia, and you would like to attend, then do please register your interest as soon as possible.
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