RMS Mauretania (1938) TheMauretania(No 2) was built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, England, under yard number 1029. Her hull was laid on 24 May 1937 and was launched on 28 July 1938 by Lady Bates (Sir Percy Bates’ wife). She was 772 feet long with a beam of 89 f...