#rms lucania

[teilzami]

Evil and intimidating ship

[your-resident-boat-person]

I have a bit of a... theme going... with my legendaries...

And a sub-theme with the birds...

[postingcards]

cunard's campania and lucania art postcard by odin rosenvinge, ca. early 1900s

[mary-queen-of-longbeach]

Campania and Lucania

The wireless sisters. Once, long ago, they were inseparable; now, though, Campania’s transformation into a colder, more pragmatic warship means she’s no longer the ship her more sociable sister Lucania remembers.

[teilzami]

Pretty holders of Blue Riband - Lucania and Majestic (I) That's how women looked in 1890s. All photos of them wearing hats and dresses were AI generated, this is the real fashion of 19th century

Teutonic and Majestic were the last WSL ships to hold the Blue Riband. Teutonic was serious and cold as a stone. Even Oceanic feared her. She liked Majestic much more: she was nice and kind. Big four appreciated their mentors, and didn't leave Majestic even after 1908's accident...

Lucania and Campania were competitive not only with White Star liners, but with each other too! Both of them had students (to find out who's the best tutor). Campania tutored Caronia and Mauretania, while Lucania tutored Carmania and Lusitania Lucania and Majestic were close. Too close. Teutonic knew that. Campania knew that. Everybody inside the lines knew that... But no one knew their "friendship" could begin a chain of fateful events. No one expected Lusitania to do what she did...

[postingcards]

cunarder lucania postmarked 18 july 1906

[indvstriousotter]

Cunard’s Lucania, 1893. Colorized by Steve Walker (detail)