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RMS Aquitania
RMS ''Aquitania'' was a Cunard Line ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. She was launched on 21 April 1913 and sailed on her maiden voyage to New York on 30 May 1914. ''Aquitania'' was the third in Cunard Line's "grand trio" of express liners, preceded by the RMS ''Mauretania'' and RMS ''Lusitania'', and was the last surviving four-funnelled ocean liner.〔(The 4 funnel liners )〕 Widely considered one of the most attractive ships of her time, ''Aquitania'' earned the nickname "Ship Beautiful".〔(The Great Ocean Liners: Aquitania )〕
In her 36 years of service, ''Aquitania'' survived military duty in both world wars and was returned to passenger service after each. ''Aquitania'''s record for the longest service career of any 20th-century express liner stood until broken in 2004 by the , which extended the mark to 40 years.
== Overview ==
The origins of the ''Aquitania'' lay in the rivalry between the White Star Line and Cunard Line, Britain's two leading shipping companies. The White Star Line's , and the upcoming were larger than the latest Cunard ships, the and the , by 15,000 gross tons. The Cunard duo were significantly faster than the White Star ships, while White Star's ships were seen as more luxurious. Cunard needed another liner for its weekly transatlantic express service, and elected to copy the White Star Line's Olympic class model with a larger, slower, but more luxurious ship.〔
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