UNUSED OLD POSTCARD CUNARD MV BRITANNIC

UNUSED OLD POSTCARD
CUNARD MV BRITANNIC
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CUNARD MV BRITANNIC

Maiden voyage and route
Britannic made her maiden voyage (Liverpool-Belfast-Glasgow-New York)
on 28 June 1930, and generally spent her summers on the North Atlantic
 and her winters cruising touring the Caribbean out of New York.
She remained on that route until she became part of Cunard White
Star in 1934. In 1935, she moved to the London-New York service
and remained there until World War II began.

World War II
The Britannic served as a troopship during the war, carrying
some 180,000 troops and traveling a total of 376,000 miles (605,000 km).
She then resumed service on the Liverpool-New York route in 1948.

Postwar service
In 1950, Cunard White Star reverted to being the Cunard Line, leaving
Britannic and her sister Georgic as the last White Star Line vessels
in service. Both the ships continued service in their original White
Star's colours and flew the White Star house flag for the rest of
their careers, although from 1950 on, the Cunard house flag flew
above the burgee.

In June 1950, she collided with the United States liner Pioneer
Land in the Ambrose Channel, but was still seaworthy afterward.

Final voyage
Britannic made her final Liverpool-New York sailing, and the final
transatlantic crossing by any White Star ship,[1] in November 1960.
Her final departure from New York on 25 November 1960, was marked
by the same fireboat escort which normally accompanied maiden
voyages. She arrived at Liverpool for the last time on
2 December 1960, and made White Star's final departure
from Liverpool on 16 December 1960 when she left under her own
power for the shipbreakers. Lengthy engine repairs and a broken
crankshaft hastened her removal from service in her last year.

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