Once again wearing her Cunard colors in 1948, she sailed the seas with civillians. The Canadian government quickly chartered her to bring immigrants from the war ruins of Europe over to Halifax, Canada. Renewed again in 1949, it was forfilled in December of that year, and it was here that Cunard-White Star would decommision her early in 1950.
Aquitania's telegraphs rang down for the last time on January 9th, 1950, and Messers Hampton & Sons Ltd auctioned off her fittings and scattered them to the wind. She was broken up in Scotland by the British Iron & Steel Corporation Ltd, after being sold for only £125,000 (still quite a considerable amount in 1950).
She was the last four stacker to be built, and the last one in service. She had served the line for over 35 years, in peace and war and had earned herself an irrevocable seat amonst the great liners of the world. Few Trans-Atlantic liners would be built after her, as the Jet Airliner was taking over. The Liners were now not the only way to cross. |
