Baltic’s Big Day
Baltic (1903) arrived in New York for the first time on 8 July 1904. Here’s…
A New Flag Arrangement
Passengers arriving in Southampton on 7 July 1934 beheld a sight that would have been…
Caronia’s Famous Funnel
Other than her mint green color, the most interesting feature of Caronia (1949) was her…
50th Anniversary—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…
Glorious Galileo Galilei
Lloyd Triestino Line’s Galileo Galilei was launched on 2 July 1961. The liner, designed to…
A Movie to Remember
On 1 July 1958 the most accurate feature film ever made about the Titanic disaster,…
120th Anniversay: The Great Hoboken Pier Fire
On 30 June 1900 one of the worst disasters in New York Harbor history occurred…
Majestic Debuts
White Star Line’s Majestic (1890) was launched at the Harland & Wolff shipyard on 29…
Norge and the Granite Iceberg
Until Titanic sank, the Norge tragedy of 1904 was the worst-ever Atlantic maritime disaster. On…