Canberra Triumphant
On 31 October 1997 P&O Line’s Canberra (1961) completed her final voyage. Canberra was the…
Yearly Archives: 2020
Caronia — Cruising with Class
On 30 October 1947, Caronia, a Cunard liner that became perhaps the greatest cruise ship ever was launched.
Launching Normandie
On 29 October 1932, at the Chantiers et Ateliers de St. Nazaire shipyard, an estimated…
Transatlantic Icon: The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York harbor on 28 October 1886. “La…
Olympic Aids Sinking Battleship
Carrying only 153 paying passengers and painted drab gray, White Star Line’s Olympic (1911) was…
President Coolidge Sinks – Accidentally
On 26 October 1942 President Coolidge (the liner, not the politician) was accidentally sunk by…
Principessa Mafalda: Panic and Tragedy
Launched in 1908, Principessa Mafalda ran Genoa-South-American crossings for Navigazione Generale Italiana (NGI). For many years,…
Princess Sophia — A Slow-Motion Disaster
On 24 October 1918, at approximately 3 a.m., Canadian Pacific Line’s Princess Sophia, bound from…
William Turner — Lusitania Captain
Cunard Line Commodore William Thomas Turner, master of Lusitania when she was sunk by a…
Teutonic (Not Titanic) Encounters an Iceberg
Things could have turned out very differently for Teutonic on 22 October 1913. The former…