BIG NEW CUNARDER
MEETING WHITE STAR COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT SHORTLY British Official Wireless * RUGBY, Friday. It is understood an announcement will be made very shortly by the Cunard Company regarding its plans for the building of a new liner to meet the competition of the White Star liner which is now being built. The Cunard directors have delayed placing an order for the new liner until they were in a position to judge fully the competition they will have to meet. The Mauretania cannot be expected to retain the speed record much longer, so the Company wished to be sure their new ship will take her place as the fastest liner in the world. The new ship is likely to cost a record sum, for speed without luxury is useless on the Atlantic trade, and will also have to “be large, probably about the same size as the new White Star liner. The problem which has presented most difficulty has been that of the engines, and many new discoveries in ship propulsion are being tested. It is estimated that the system adopted should be very good reliability, as well as speed, while the question of cost is also highly important.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 497, 29 October 1928, Page 13
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