Savannah, the Nuclear Liner
The first—and so far only—nuclear-powered ocean liner, NS Savannah (1959), was launched on 21 July…
Browsing: Ocean Liners
Carpathia’s Final Voyage
Carpathia, the noble little Cunard liner that bravely raced to assist Titanic on the morning…
The First Caronia
The first Caronia was launched in Glasgow on 13 July 1904 at John Brown &…
Great Britain: A Preservation Success
On 5 July 1970 Great Britain (1845), the world’s oldest surviving ocean liner, was brought…
Cunard Launches the Ocean Liner Era
People had sailed across the North Atlantic for hundreds of years, but it took Samuel…
König Albert, A Regal Workhorse
Norddeutscher Lloyd’s König Albert, a liner with a regal name and a workhorse reputation, was…
When United States Wowed New York
United States arrived in New York for the first time on Monday, 23 June 1952.…
Bismarck Becomes Majestic
With Kaiser Wilhelm II attending, HAPAG’s Bismarck was launched on 20 June 1914 at the…
Unique Laurentic
Laurentic (1928) holds a unique distinction among White Star liners (but you’ll have to wait…
Ascania Runs Out of Luck
Just three weeks after safely evading a U-boat attack, Cunard Line’s Ascania (1911) ran aground…