Hikawa Maru: The Last of Her Kind
While a handful of Atlantic ocean liners still exist, there is only one remaining classic…
Yearly Archives: 2020
Olympic Sinks a U-Boat
This time, unlike the Lusitania disaster three years earlier, it was the ocean liner that…
Vive la France
France (1962), the last great ocean liner for Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (French Line), was launched…
Cunard’s Spirited Response to Prohibition
The United States began its so-called “noble experiment” with alcohol prohibition on 16 January 1920.…
Lusitania Survivors
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Remembering Lusitania
On 7 May 1915, Cunard Line’s Lusitania became the target of a terrifying new weapon of…
The Olympic Mutiny
The word “mutiny” brings to mind images of HMS Bounty, Capt. Bligh, and conflict on…
France Becomes Norway
France (1962) changed names and began a new life on 3 May 1980 when Norway’s King…
1915: Lusitania Departs for Liverpool
Cunard Line’s Lusitania departed New York on 1 May 1915, beginning her 101st and what…
A Case of Mistaken Identity
Card sharps were a big problem on early 20th century ocean liners. Not only did…