article_snippet: This was common practice for large passenger ships at the time, as it was believed that in busy shipping lanes help would never be far away.
article_snippet: The Lusitania and the Mauretania were launched at a time of fierce competition for the North Atlantic trade.
article_snippet: The German shipping lines were aggressive competitors in the North Atlantic trade, and The Lusitania and the Mauretania the Mauretania were built to outperform The German shipping lines German counterparts.
article_snippet: The Declaration of Paris codified The Cruiser Rules.
article_snippet: Most authors simply wrote that the boat was big and fast, entered service in 1907, and then the war started. '