Results for subject term "Mauretania (Ship)": 2
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Welcome to the Mauretania
Welcome to the Mauretania
J. D. Symmonds
Thrice welcome, Mauretania,We hail thee, kindly seer,Who speaks of Fishguard's futureIn accents loud and clear;From down the midnight shadows Where towns have not a name, She mounts up now to noonday Among…
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,…