Mauretania Deux
Overshadowed by her namesake predecessor and her Cunard-White Star Line fleetmates Queen Mary and Queen…
Browsing: Ocean Liners
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…
Washington on the Waves
United States Lines’ Washington was launched on 20 August 1932 at the New York Shipbuilding…
Lucania Stays Connected
When Cunard Line’s Lucania was fatally damaged by fire at Liverpool on 14 August 1909…
Welcome to the Liner Transylvania
Transylvania (1926) was the second ship in Cunard Line’s Anchor Line subsidiary to bear the…
The (Speed) Queen Mary
Although Queen Mary didn’t look as fast as her sleeker, streamlined competitors, such as Normandie…
Germanic’s Trip Through Time
In terms of remarkable longevity, White Star Line’s Germanic stands apart from nearly every other…
Rex: Italy’s Ocean King
Italy’s first superliner, Rex, was launched on 1 August 1931. Italy had never been a…
