Voyages Canceled
World War II is generally considered to have started on 1 September 1939, with the…
Monthly Archives: August, 2020
Bremen Slips Away
On 30 August 1939, just days before the outbreak of World War II, a passenger-less…
Cunard’s Golden Duo
Lucania and Campania were Cunard’s golden duo at the turn of the last century. The…
Normandie’s Final Crossing
Although nobody knew it at the time, Normandie completed her final voyage as a passenger…
Royal Navy Ends Liner Rampage
The Atlantic rampage of the former Norddeutscher Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse ended suddenly…
Oceanic’s Fatal Voyage
In opening days of World War I, on 25 August 1914, the newly-designated HMS Oceanic, until…
William Francis Gibbs: Master Liner Architect
William Francis Gibbs, the naval architect who designed United States, America and many other great…
America the Unusual
America (1940) was officially laid down on 22 August 1938. She would be built at…
Commodore Iceberg Charlie
Charles Alfred Bartlett, a White Star Line captain and commodore, was born on 21 August…
Washington on the Waves
United States Lines’ Washington was launched on 20 August 1932 at the New York Shipbuilding…