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| | RMS Mauretania history painting and print |
 | | Reigning as the worlds fastest liner from 1907 to 1929, she was 790 feet long, 88 feet wide, and powered by steam turbines, quadruple screw. |
 | | Due to the rapid response of Captain Daniel Dow and Mauretania's sharp maneuverability, she was able to dodge an oncoming torpedo and withdraw rapidly from the area. |
 | | In the end, her masts cut down and white hull streaked with rust, she left Southampton surrounded by mournful crowds and headed towards the Firth of Forth, towards the breaker's yard, where her engines were stopped for the last time, and the scrapping process initialized. |
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