Mauretania Limited 40"

Ready for Immediate Display - Not a Model Ship kit 

Evoke the elegance and grandeur of a bygone era with the Limited Edition RMS Mauritania model cruise ship, built with the finest craftsmanship and demanding attention to every detail. Travel back to the heyday of grand trans-Atlantic ocean liners with exquisite Limited Edition cruise ship models of the famous RMS Mauritania. 

40" Long x 6" Wide x 16" High (1:236 scale)

• Museum Quality features not available in other models or any kit
  • Paint colors precisely matched to those of the RMS Mauritania
  • All windows and portholes exactly sized and positioned according to the original RMS Mauritania construction plans
  • Historical design and detailing of superstructure and hull
  • Open promenade decks visible through superstructure windows
  • Precise superstructure design and detailing
  • Quadruple propeller design and accurate anchors
  • Metal trussed crane booms with twin cables and pulleys on cargo hooks
  • Lattice grating on ducts and vents
  • Finely-crafted wire maintenance ladders ascend smokestacks
• Built from scratch by master artisans
• High quality woods include cherry, birch, maple and rosewood
• Meticulous painting to accurately match the actual RMS Mauritania
• Amazing Details, including:
  • Lifeboats hung from launching davits
  • Rigging and stay-lines on all masts and smokestacks
  • Delicate four-wire metal railings on forecastle, aftcastle and atop superstructure
  • All ladders, staircases and handrails produced from delicate metal wire
  • Clear panes in all deckhouse windows
  • Numerous deck objects and features include deck cleats, vent shafts, lattice grates, miniature benches and more
  • Interior lighted cabins and windows (optional)
• Limited production of these RMS Mauritania model cruise ships
• Certificate of Authenticity individually numbered and signed by HMS Founder and Master Builder Richard Norris
• Extensive research of original plans, historical drawings and paintings as well as actual photographs ensures the highest possible accuracy

RMS Mauretania (also known as the "Maury") was an ocean liner built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson at Wallsend, Tyne and Wear for the British Cunard Line, and launched on 20 September 1906. At the time, she was the largest and fastest ship in the world. Mauretania became a favourite among her passengers. After capturing the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing during her 1907 inaugural season, Mauretania held the speed record for twenty-two years.

The ship's name was taken from Mauretania, an ancient Roman province on the northwest African coast, not related to the modern Mauritania. Similar nomenclature was also employed by Mauretania's sister ship, the Lusitania, which was named after the Roman province directly north of Mauretania, across the Strait of Gibraltar.