Stories tagged "Mauretania (ship)": 2
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Fishguard's Transatlantic Moment | Cyfnod Trawsatlantig Abergwaun
In August 1909 the liner the Mauretania called for the first time at Fishguard, having established a new record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic from New York. A public holiday was proclaimed, and trains of day trippers from Swansea,…
Fishguard and the Cunard Line | Abergwaun a’r Cunard Line
In August 1909, the port of Fishguard in Pembrokeshire hit the headlines. The Cunard Steamship Company had chosen Fishguard as its first port-of-call for its Atlantic liners. In its inaugural crossing from New York to Fishguard, the Cunard ship…