Aquitania

Aquitania was built by John Brown and Co. at Clydebank, Glasgow, and sailed the Liverpool–New York route beginning on 30 May 1914. The last four-funneled Atlantic liner, it was considered by many to be one of the most beautiful ships ever built. After only three voyages, it was commissioned in August 1914 as an armed merchant cruiser, then served as a hospital ship and troopship from 1915 to 1919 and again as a troopship from 1939 to 1948, becoming the only great liner to serve in both wars. Partially refitted in 1948 and 1949 to carry war brides and emigrants to Canada, it was withdrawn from service in December 1949 after steaming nearly 3,000,000 miles and carrying an estimated 1,200,000 passengers.

New York, New York · United States