Editing Samuel Cunard (section)

==Legacy==

At the [[Maritime Museum of the Atlantic]] in Halifax, a substantial portion of the second floor is dedicated to his life, the Cunard Line and its famous ships.<ref name=museum>[http://cunardsteamshipsociety.com/2011/12/17/mauretanialusitania-model-refit-completed/ "Mauretania/Lusitania Model Refit Completed", Cunard Steamship Society, Dec. 17, 2011]</ref> A large bronze statue of Samuel Cunard was erected in October 2006 on the [[Halifax Boardwalk|Halifax waterfront]], beside the Ocean Terminal Wharves long used by Cunard's liners.<ref>[http://www.beyondships.com/QV-Cunardstatue.html Richard H. Wagner, "Sir Samuel and the New Queen Victoria", ''Beyond Ships'', originally published in ''The Porthole'', The World Ship Society, January 2007)]</ref> A stamp of Cunard's likeness was issued by [[Canada Post]] in 2004.<ref name=jl/>

Despite challenges from competing companies and changes in technology, the prosperous company grew, eventually absorbed many others such as the Canadian Northern Steamships Limited, and in 1934 its principal competition, the [[White Star Line]], owners of the successful {{RMS|Olympic}} and former owners of the ill-fated {{RMS|Titanic||2}}. After that, Cunard dominated the Atlantic passenger trade with some of the world's most famous liners such as the {{RMS|Queen Mary}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chriscunard.com/queen-mary/queen-mary-history/ |title=Queen Mary |access-date=2010-05-17 }}</ref> and {{RMS|Queen Elizabeth}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chriscunard.com/queen-elizabeth/queen-elizabeth-history/|title=Queen Elizabeth (1939)|access-date=2010-05-17}}</ref> His name lives on today in the Cunard Line, now a prestigious branch of the [[Carnival Corporation & plc|Carnival Line]] cruise empire.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsleadingcruiselines.com |title=WLCL Homepage |access-date=25 December 2008}}</ref>