In a house on the banks of the River Tyne a replica of a painting of the RMS Mauretania is underway. The original painting The Mauretania leaving Tyne 1907 was painted by T. M. Hemy can now be seen at The Discovery Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne.
The Mauretania was built on the River Tyne at the Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson yard in Wallsend . She was launched on 20 September 1906 and at that time was the largest and fastest ship in the world. She held the speed record across the North Atlantic for twenty-two years.
This is fascinating. What an undertaking!
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