J. Florence Ismay — Dedicated Wife
On 31 December 1963, a Titanic victim who wasn’t even on board the doomed liner…
Monthly Archives: December, 2015
The Queen Mary Chianti Caper
My parents and sister emigrated to America on Queen Mary in October 1949. I didn’t…
Film Tour — Queen Mary
Visit Southampton in 1956 for a film tour of Cunard Line’s Queen Mary on the…
Inside Hanseatic (1930)
Here’s a brief video showing interior (and some exterior) views of Hanseatic (1930), ex-Empress of…
Riding on the West Side Highway
I miss my childhood days in New York. I remember dad at the wheel of the…
The Great Xmas Eve Broadcast of 1906
On the evening of 24 December 1906, shipboard and other maritime radio operators along the…
A Christmas Wish List 2015
It’s the time of year for Christmas wishes. Here’s what I would like Santa to…
Farewell, Calgaric
On 20 December 1934, White Star Line’s Calgaric ended her relatively short and generally uneventful…
Abyssinia — A Miracle Rescue
Like many liners, Cunard Line’s Abyssinia (1870) hauled both passengers and cargo. In December 1891,…
Columbus-Homeric, Hindenburg-Columbus
Norddeutscher Lloyd’s Columbus was launched at the F. Schichau shipyard in Danzig on 17 December…