Oceanic: White Star’s First Liner
Oceanic (1871), White Star Line’s first passenger liner, was launched on 27 August 1870, heralding…
Monthly Archives: August, 2017
Royal Navy Ends Liner Rampage
The Atlantic rampage of the former Norddeutscher Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse ended suddenly…
Washington on the Waves
United States Lines’ Washington was launched on 20 August 1932 at the New York Shipbuilding…
Queen Mary’s Last Captain
John Treasure Jones, Queen Mary’s last captain (barring some type of unexpected major miracle), entered…
Lucania Stays Connected
When Cunard Line’s Lucania was fatally damaged by fire at Liverpool on 14 August 1909…
The (Speed) Queen Mary
Although Queen Mary didn’t look as fast as her sleeker, streamlined competitors, such as Normandie…