South Tyneside History
| Title | Mauretania |
|---|---|
| Reference Number | STH0014788 |
| Photographer | Parry |
| Town or Village | South Shields |
| Date | 1907 |
| Original Format | Black and White Photograph |
| Period | 1900s |
| Copyright | South Tyneside Libraries |
| Further Information | Mauretania leaving the Tyne in 1907. Before work was started on the ship, C.S. Swan and G.B. Hunter amalgamated with Wigham Richardson to increase their resources, including an interest in the Wallsend Slipway and Engineering works where all the machinery was made. Launched in 1906, on November 6th, 1907, she began her maiden voyage across the Atlantic with a consignment of £2 million 500,00 in gold from the Bank of England to the United States treasury. In April, 1935 she was sold to be broken up. |
