London, Apr. 2. Twice holder of the "Blue Riband" of the Atlantic, the liner Mauretania, owned by, the Cunard Steamship Lid, has sailed its last voyage across the Atlantic.
According to an announcement to-ay, the vessel has been bought by Metal Industries, Ltd, of Glasgow, {for breaking-up purposes.
Its value is estimated at £80,000, but the purchase price has not been divulged, The liner will proceed under her own steam to Rosyth Harbour and Once the pride of the Cunard fleet, the Mauretania, which has @ gross nage of 30,96, has twice won the lue Riband" of the Atlantic in its 28 years of service.
Th 1910, the vessel proceeded from Queenstown, Cork, to New York a distance of 2,780 miles, in 4 days 10 hours 41 minutes to shatter the record—4 days 1 hours 42 minules—of the Lusitania, The second record was made in 1929, -when the ship completed. the 3196 miles from Cherbourg to New York in 4 days 21 minutes 44 sec-fonds. This mark was later improved upon by the German rack liner Bremen, which cut nearly six hours off the time—Reuter.
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