Lost Ship Traditions
I’m old enough to remember many shipboard traditions that are no long observed on today’s…
Author John Edwards
John Edwards
John is the publisher and editor of Oceanliners Magazine.
Savannah, the Nuclear Liner
The first—and so far only—nuclear-powered ocean liner, NS Savannah (1959), was launched on 21 July…
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
One of Titanic’s most memorable survivors, Margaret Tobin, better known as Molly Brown—and even better…
Carpathia’s Final Voyage
Carpathia, the noble little Cunard liner that bravely raced to assist Titanic on the morning…
United States Heading Home?
Could the long-lidled United States find a new home in the city that built her?…
The First Caronia
The first Caronia was launched in Glasgow on 13 July 1904 at John Brown &…
Queen Mary Repainting Project Launched
Queen Mary’s exterior is set to be repainted for the first time in over 15…
1973: Cruise Ship Bomb Threat
On 11 July 1973, Pacific Far East Lines cruise ship Mariposa (1952), while docked in…
Charlie Chaplin on Olympic
It’s amazing that nearly after a century after it was created, a film is suddenly…
A New Flag Arrangement
Passengers arriving in Southampton on 7 July 1934 beheld a sight that would have been…