Inside America
United States Line’s America (1932), fleetmate of United States (1952) was a stylish and memorable…
Monthly Archives: October, 2020
Etruria Encounters a Rogue Wave
Cunard Line’s Etruria was only four hours out of New York on 10 October 1903…
Oronsay: A Sea of Coincidences
On 9 October 1942 Oronsay (1925), sailing near Liberia en route from Cape Town to…
Walter Lord — He Rescued Titanic
Walter Lord, Titanic historian and the author of A Night to Remember, was born on…
Achille Lauro — Terror at Sea
On 7 October 1985, Achille Lauro was hijacked by members of the Palestine Liberation Organization…
Ocean Liner Troopships Collide
On 6 October 1918 two former ocean liners serving as troopships in World War I—Otranto…
Queen Mary High School
Can you imagine Queen Mary serving as a New York City high school? It appears…
Prinsendam: Fire and Ice
Holland-America Line’s Prinsendam (1973) caught fire in the Gulf of Alaska on 4 October 1980…
Normandie Sold for Scrap
On 3 October 1946, USS Lafayette (ex-Normandie) was sold as scrap to Lipsett, a maritime…
Queen Mary – The Curacoa Tragedy
On 2 October 1942 an eastbound Queen Mary, carrying nearly 20,000 American troops of the…