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Cunard White Star "Queen Mary" baggage tag. In 1947, Cunard acquired White Star’s 38% share in the company and on 31 December 1949 the company had dropped the White Star name and was renamed Cunard Line. [3] Both the Cunard and White Star house flags were flown on the company's liners at the time of the merger and thereafter.
Launched in 1927 by Harland and Wolff serves Oceanic Steam Nav Co till sold to Cunard-White Star in 1934 serving trans-Atlantic routes. Sold in 1939 to the Admiralty when torpedoed by U-99 November 3-4, 1940. It was the last steamship built for the White Star Line and the last White Star Line ship to sink.
Built for White Star Line, scrapped 1960: Georgic: 1931: 1949–1956: Intermediate: 27,759: Built for White Star Line, scrapped 1956: Caronia: 1949: 1949–1968: Cruise ship: 34,183: Sold to Star Shipping 1968, renamed Columbia; renamed Caribia in 1969; wrecked 1974 at Apra Harbor, Guam and broke up while being towed to Taiwan to be scrapped
All Cunard ships flew both the Cunard and White Star Line house flags until 4 November 1968, when the last White Star ship, Nomadic was withdrawn from service. After this, the White Star flag was no longer flown and all remnants of both White Star Line and Cunard-White Star Line were retired. [63] [64]
After the fall of France to Germany, she was taken over by the Great Britain government and placed under Cunard-White Star management. She was used as a troop transport and military hospital ship between Canada, South Africa, Australia and South America, and transported around 300,000 soldiers.
In 1949 Cunard bought out White Star's share of the business, and at the end of the year discontinued the White Star name, but Britannic and Georgic continued to fly both house flags. [ 18 ] On 1 June 1950 Britannic and United States Lines' cargo ship Pioneer Land collided head-on in thick fog near the Ambrose Lightship.
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Built for the MoWT, she was placed under the management of Sir R. Ropner & Co. To MoT in 1946 and placed under the management of Cunard-White Star Line. Management transferred to Cunard Steamship Company in 1949. Sold in 1950 to Nova Scotia Marine Enterprise Co., London and renamed Fry Hill.