The merger took place on 10 May 1934, creating Cunard-White Star Limited. The merger was accomplished with Cunard owning about two-thirds of the capital. Due to the surplus tonnage of the new combined Cunard White Star fleet many of the older liners were sent to the scrapyard; these included the ex-Cunard liner Mauretania and the ex-White Star liners ' and . In 1936 the ex-White Star ' was sold when Hull Number 534, now named ', replaced her in the express mail service. Queen Mary reached on her 1938 Blue Riband voyage. Cunard-White Star started construction on ', and a smaller ship, the second ', joined the fleet and could also be used on the Atlantic run when one of the Queens was in drydock. The ex-Cunard liner Berengaria was sold for scrap in 1938 after a series of fires.
The merger took place on 10 May 1934, creating Cunard-White Star Limited. The merger was accomplished with Cunard owning about two-thirds of the capital. Due to the surplus tonnage of the new combined Cunard White Star fleet many of the older liners were sent to the scrapyard; these included the ex-Cunard liner Mauretania and the ex-White Star liners ' and . In 1936 the ex-White Star ' was sold when Hull Number 534, now named ' replaced her in the express mail service. Queen Mary reached on her 1938 Blue Riband voyage. Cunard-White Star started construction on ', and a smaller ship, the second ', joined the fleet and could also be used on the Atlantic run when one of the Queens was in drydock. The ex-Cunard liner Berengaria was sold for scrap in 1938 after a series of fires.