Mauritania

Question 1

Mauritania, speed

Answer 1

won Blue Riband 1909 for Atlantic crossing in 4 days, 17 hours, 21 minutes

Question 2

Mauritania history

Answer 2

launched 1907
served as a troop transport, armed cruiser and hospital ship in WWI
retired 1934
sold, broken apart 1935

Question 3

Mauritania physical

Answer 3

70,000 horsepower
total mileage enough to circle the globe 60 times
790 ft. long, model approximately 1:40

Question 4

Mauritania capacity

Answer 4

2165 passengers, 812 crew
850-1000 tons of coal per day
converted to burn oil 1919