What Happened to RMS Mauretania 2?

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Cunard's second RMS Mauretania, launched on July 28th, 1938 was almost immediately swept up by World War 2. After a colorful career serving as a troopship, she became one of the most beloved post-war liners in the Cunard fleet at the twilight of the age of ocean liners.

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Sources:
RMS Mauretania by Andrew Britton
Atlantic Liners of the Cunard Line by Neil McCart

Music:
LEMMiNO - Encounters
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Chapters:
00:00 RMS Mauretania 2
1:22 Chapter 1: Complementary Not Alternative
4:35 Chapter 2: A Mini Queen Elizabeth
8:26 Chapter 3: The Shadow of War
12:07 Chapter 4: Close Calls and Monster Convoys
16:58 Chapter 5: A Happy Wallflower

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