Shalom Sinks a Freighter
Just seven months after her maiden voyage, ZIM Line’s Shalom collided with the Norwegian tanker…
Turkey Day on Normandie
People in the United States will be celebrating Thanksgiving Day tomorrow. It was Thanksgiving Day, 24…
Caronia Leaves the Fleet
Caronia Leaves the Fleet
White Star Liner Hits Iceberg—48 Years Before Titanic
Royal Standard, White Star Line’s first steam-powered ship (plus auxiliary sails), began her maiden voyage,…
Off to the Ocean Liner Races
What the world needs today is another exciting ocean liner race. (Since there’s currently a…
Cunard and His Line
Samuel Cunard, founder of Cunard Line. Born on 21 November 1787, Sir Samuel Cunard was descended…
Bert Pitman: Titanic’s Third Officer
Herbert John “Bert” Pitman, third officer on Titanic (1912), was born on 20 November 1877…
QE2’s First Voyage
QE2’s First Voyage
Olympic Feels Strange Vibrations
A strange, violent vibration lasting over two minutes created worry and alarm onboard Olympic (1911)…
Inside Ile de France
The Art Deco ocean liner design revolution that epitomized the top vessels of the 1930s…