Aquitania

Great shot, if ever there was a liner that should have been preserved , this must surely be it .
Just imagine walking around it today.

Thank you 'C 61' for this posting. I note your 'present position' is in the USA but does your 'codename' indicate UK origins and Cunard connections? I agree with Bob's comment but - sadly - we'll have to accept she is 'no more'. Her WW2 role is equally as distinguished as the two, original Queens and we do, at least, have one of them 'still with us', even if it is in your country and not the place of her birth where she should be berthed.

You may be interested to know, Bob, if you're reading this, that my dear pal Art S, who was 90 earlier this month and lives in Milwaukee, came over here as a GI, in '44, on her and has vivid memories of the ship and the voyage.

I wonder if that was me. I've got this on file certainly. It is a lovely shot. Thanks for dating it.(Pint)

Hi Graham, I'm not from the UK, I was born and raised in the US. I was never directly connected with the Cunard Line, I just took the name to reflect a 40 year interest in the company and their fleet of famous ships that began when I was 13 years old, and has lasted to the present day. I too agree with Bob, she was the perfect choice for preservation, but unfortunately the situation at the time didn't allow it. I don't think it was even considered in those days, and the austere conditions in the UK at the time meant that every possibility for work was taken whenever it was there. Thanks to both of you for your comments.

Hi Paul, unfortunately the previous poster of this image wasn't anyone I recognize today, and I remember looking to see if the individual had posted anything else around that time (December 2011), but he hadn't. I believe this person's account on SN was ended by them, and they must have removed their picture(s) themselves.

Clyde (cunard61)

Thanks Clyde. I couldn't think of why I would have wanted to remove it if I had posted it!

Hi 'C 61'. Many thanks for your interesting CV! I'll relate your on going interest to a retired Captain friend - who served his time with Cunard - and to Art, your fellow American and 1944 'passenger' on the 'A'. Kind regards to you and yours. GTP