Henry Tingle Wilde—Titanic Hero
Henry Tingle Wilde, Titanic’s chief officer, was born in Liverpool on 21 September 1872. Wilde…
Author John Edwards
John Edwards
John is the publisher and editor of Oceanliners Magazine.
Sovereign of the Seas
As she departed on her maiden voyage in January 1988, Royal Caribbean’s Sovereign of the…
Jack Binns—Wireless Hero
Jack Binns, the first hero of maritime wireless, was born in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England, on…
Mauretania Deux
Overshadowed by her namesake predecessor and her Cunard-White Star Line fleetmates Queen Mary and Queen…
The Battle of the Ocean Liners
It was a “Battle of the Ocean Liners” on 14 September 1914 when the Battle…
United States Pays a Tribute
Renowned naval architect William Francis Gibbs died on 6 September 1967. His masterwork, United States…
Doric’s Early Demise
Until 5 September 1935, White Star Line’s Doric (1923) led a steady, generally uneventful life…
Oceanic: White Star’s First Liner
Oceanic (1871), White Star Line’s first passenger liner, was launched on 27 August 1870, heralding…
Royal Navy Ends Liner Rampage
The Atlantic rampage of the former Norddeutscher Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse ended suddenly…
Washington on the Waves
United States Lines’ Washington was launched on 20 August 1932 at the New York Shipbuilding…
