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.

Air Chief Marshal Park and Lady Park on the quayside; they turn and climb the gangway to board the ship. Band of the Northamptonshire Regiment playing on the quay. Mauretania moving off. Stern with name of the ship. View of the ship, possibly taken from a high window. Mauretania moving off. Mauretania in the distance.

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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.

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