Inside Britannic (1929)
From the outside, Britannic (1929) appeared fierce and modern. On the inside, however, the new…
Yearly Archives: 2020
White Star’s Tender, Attractive Magnetic
The attraction of White Star Line’s Magnetic lingers to this day. Magnetic, a tender built…
The Unlucky Dunedin Star
Dunedin Star (1936) ran out of luck in a big way on 29 November 1942.…
The Forgotten Titanic Baseball Game
Less than a week after White Star Line’s Titanic struck an iceberg and sank to…
Welcome Aboard, Fidel!
Capt. Heinrich Lorenz, left, of Norddeutscher Lloyd’s Berlin (ex-Kungsholm of Swedish American Line), proposes a…
Shalom Sinks a Freighter
Just seven months after her maiden voyage, ZIM Line’s Shalom collided with the Norwegian tanker…
Turkey Day on Normandie
People in the United States will be celebrating Thanksgiving Day tomorrow. It was Thanksgiving Day, 24…
Caronia Leaves the Fleet
Caronia Leaves the Fleet
White Star Liner Hits Iceberg—48 Years Before Titanic
Royal Standard, White Star Line’s first steam-powered ship (plus auxiliary sails), began her maiden voyage,…
Off to the Ocean Liner Races
What the world needs today is another exciting ocean liner race. (Since there’s currently a…