Cunard Line

The Cunard Line was a cruise ship line that was in competition with the White Star Line. The White Star Line decided to build three Olympic Class Liners to compete with them. RMS Carpathia, the ship that went to the rescue of RMS Titanic's survivors after it sank. The White Star Line merged with Cunard in 1934.

Famous Cunard Ships

 * RMS Carpathia - A small Cunard ship that went to the rescue of the Titanic survivors. Carpathia sank in the Atlantic on 17th July 1918 after being torpedoed. Her wreck lies 200 miles off the Irish coast.


 * RMS Lusitania - One of the biggest Cunarders of Titanic's time, which was torpedoed and sank, killing more than 1,000 people. Her sister ships were RMS Mauretania and RMS Aquitania.RMS_Lusitania_coming_into_port,_possibly_in_New_York,_1907-13-crop-1-.jpg