RMS Aquitania Souvenir Ships Pin Cunard Line

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The white spots In variuos places in the photos are camera flash and not on the item.
RMS
Aquitania
was a Cunard Line ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. She was launched on 21 April 1913 and sailed on her maiden voyage to New York on 30 May 1914.
Aquitania
was the third in Cunard Line's "grand trio" of express liners, preceded by RMS
Mauretania
and RMS
Lusitania
, and was the last surviving four-funneled ocean liner. Widely considered one of the most attractive ships of her time,
Aquitania
earned the nickname "Ship Beautiful".
In her 36 years of service,
Aquitania
survived military duty in both world wars and was returned to passenger service after each.
Aquitania
'
s record for the longest service career of any 20th-century express liner stood until 2004 when
Queen Elizabeth 2
became the longest serving Cunard vessel.