Mauretania Limited 40"

• 40" long x 6 " Wide x 16 " High
• Not a toy - This is an authentic accurate replica of the Mauretania.
• This Mauretania model ship has amazing details and accuracy such as:
  • Accurate crows nest and lifeboats
  • The name Mauretania on the bow
  • Metal Propellers
  • Cloth UK, White Star Lines and US flags that were flown as she sailed
  • Solid metal propellers and railing
  • Lifeboats, vents, wood ladders, skylights, water tower, smokestacks and more.
  • Additional rigging added to mimic exactly the actual Mauretania ship
• Built with rare, high quality woods such as birch, maple and yellow siris.
• Model rests on, and can be removed from, a sturdy wood base
• To build this ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as museums, drawings, copies of original plans and photos of the actual ship.
• Plank on frame construction (a painstaking process where each individual plank is added to the hull of the ship model one at a time).

RMS Mauretania (also known as the "Maury") was an ocean liner built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson at Wallsend, Tyne and Wear for the British Cunard Line, and launched on 20 September 1906. At the time, she was the largest and fastest ship in the world. Mauretania became a favourite among her passengers. After capturing the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing during her 1907 inaugural season, Mauretania held the speed record for twenty-two years.

The ship's name was taken from Mauretania, an ancient Roman province on the northwest African coast, not related to the modern Mauritania. Similar nomenclature was also employed by Mauretania's sister ship, the Lusitania, which was named after the Roman province directly north of Mauretania, across the Strait of Gibraltar.