BS: RMV Mauritania

Subject: BS: RMV Mauritania
From: beachcomber
Date: 15 Sep 23 - 11:38 AM

In 1932 my father and mother returned from the USA aboard the 'RMV Mauritania'. I have read that this great liner was scrapped in the 1930s but there was, I believe also, a second ship of the Cunard Line that bore the same name ?
Just a few days ago I found a "propelling pencil" a souvenir of the 'Mauritania' that my mother had kept, but the picture on the pencil shows a ship with just two funnels. The legend underneath the picture states : WHITE STAR LINER -"Mauritania".
Photos of the Mauritania, on which my parents claimed to have travelled, show the ship having four funnels and consequently, I am puzzled as to why or how they came to have this pencil. They lived in a fairly remote rural village after homecoming and never, to my knowledge, again visited Cobh, the Port for Atlantic liners. I have never heard that anybody ever gave them this pencil yet it was kept in a safe place for, I cannot say how long.
I wonder if any of 'our people' here have an interest in those great ships and who might be able to help solve this slight mystery for me ?

Subject: RE: BS: RMV Mauritania
From: gillymor
Date: 15 Sep 23 - 12:06 PM

The second Mauretania wasn't commissioned until 1939 and had 2 funnels. The first, more famous one and sister ship of the Lusitania, had 4 and was in service from 1907 until 1934. I don't think this solves your mystery though.

Subject: RE: BS: RMV Mauritania
From: beachcomber
Date: 19 Sep 23 - 05:37 PM

Many thanks Gillymor for your help, like in the RMV TITANIC movie, "My heart/search will go on" :-)

Subject: RE: BS: RMV Mauritania
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 20 Sep 23 - 01:19 AM

It’s ‘RMS’ - Royal Mail Ship. Thus RMS Mauritania, RMS Titanic.