Vestris: Titanic Disaster Repeated?
Vestris was a 1912 steamship owned by Lamport & Holt Line and used in its…
Monthly Archives: October, 2014
2008: Three “Queens” in Southampton
A little bit of ocean liner history was made on 22 April 2008 when three…
Historic Ships Cross Paths
In 1909, to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s exploration of what would later…
The Great Ocean Liner Race of 1896
Back in January 1896, there were allegations of an impromptu race held between Cunard Line’s…
To Honour a Green Goddess
For Caronia (1947) steward Peter McNaulty, painting the liner’s name of the face of a…
Rare Titanic Artifacts Sold at Auction
A menu from Titanic’s first-class restaurant sold for £60,000 and a small locker key went…
Remembering Rhodesia Castle
Union-Castle Line’s Rhodesia Castle began her maiden voyage on 18 October 1951. A handsome little…
Cunard Building Terminal Plan Cancelled
A proposal to convert part of Liverpool’s historic Cunard Building into a cruise ship terminal…
United States Lines in the 1930s
Many people immediately associate United States Lines with the company’s last two flagships: America (1940)…
Graf Zeppelin’s Maiden Voyage
On 11 October 1928, Graf Zeppelin began the first non-stop transatlantic passenger airship flight, leaving…