Antique Albert F. Bishop Lithograph on Tin “Berengaria, Cunard Line” c. 1924 in Original Frame

Antique Albert F. Bishop Lithograph on Tin “Berengaria, Cunard Line” c. 1924 in Original Frame this piece was likely used as advertisement for Cunard's newest and most luxurious cruise liner. This lithograph on tin does show some oxidation down the left hand side which adds to the story and authenticity of this important piece of nautical history. 33h x 43w

“Built as "Imperator" for the Hamburg-Amerika Line, she made her maiden voyage from Cuxhaven to New York on the 20th June 1913. From August 1914, she was in Hamburg harbour for the duration of the war. On the 5th May 1919 she was seized by US navy as a troop transport and in February 1920, she was handed over to the Shipping Controller, London as reparation for the sinking of the "Lusitania" and sold to the Cunard Line, where she bacame the company's flagship, later renamed "Berengaria". In 1934, Cunard and White Star Line merged and on the 3rd March 1938 Berengaria caught fire in New York harbour. On the 7th of November 1938, she was sold for scrap, following Cunard's introduction of the giants "Queen Mary" and "Queen Elizabeth" two years previously. “ source https://rmhh.co.uk/ships/pages/berengaria.html