At Singapore almost five thousand British servicemen board the Cunard White Star liner RMS Mauretania for repatriation, with Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park also sailing.

Troops climbing a gangplank to the Mauretania. Troops entering the ship; one man's trunk can be seen to be seen to be marked 'W D Balmer'. Men on deck. Looking at the name 'Mauretania' on the stern with Red Ensign flying. Mauretania at her berth. Wider shot of the stern. Air Chief Marshal Park and Lady Park go aboard. A Singapore Free Press newspaper vendor wears a notice reading 'Mauretania Sails Today - Full page of pictures'; a naval officer approaches the vendor while the gangways are withdrawn from the ship. Foreground men on the quayside; behind men wave from the rails of the ship.

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The Mauretania was a 34,000-ton vessel capable of 23 knots. On this trip she set a new record for the round trip to Singapore, sailing 16,863 sea miles in 37 days, 5 hours and 16 minutes at an average of 22.84 knots.