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Ocean liners: Mauretania's Turbines

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Photograph showing the assembly of a turbine rotor. Each of the blades were cut to length by hand and there were over 3 million blades in “Mauretania’s” turbines. ..RMS MAURETANIA was one of the most famous ships ever built on Tyneside...Manufactured by Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co. Ltd...Reference: TWAS: DS.WS.143.42..(Copyright) We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email archives@twmuseums.org.uk...To purchase a hi-res copy please email archives@twmuseums.org.uk quoting the title and reference number.

RMS MAURETANIA was one of the most famous ships ever built on Tyneside and this set shows some fantastic photographs of the construction. Swan & Hunter Ltd. was a small shipbuilding company, but under the direction of the very ambitious George Burton Hunter they were determined to break into the top flight of world shipbuilding. Hunter opened negotiations with Wigham Richardson & Co Ltd., whose Neptune Yard was upstream of Swan’s Wallsend Yard, about a possible merger. This was finally agreed to on 26th May 1903 and a new company, Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., was formed.

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1906
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Mauretania by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

RMS MAURETANIA was one of the most famous ships ever built on Tyneside
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1 Carville Rd, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear NE28 6HG, UK ,  54.98830, -1.52791
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mauretania build coal bunkers magic lantern aft slide ship construction wallsend swan and hunter ltd wigham richardson and co ltd neptune yard wallsend yard swan hunter and wigham richardson ltd cunard blue riband marine sea museum twam tyne and wear archives and museums tyne and wear tyne north east turbine blades steam turbine ocean liners rms mauretania industrial history coal mines and mining mining industry shipyard