A Moment of Ocean Liner Style
What is “ocean liner style”? We know what it is in our hearts, but it’s…
Monthly Archives: February, 2021
Roadmap to the Piers
In 1964, as millions of visitors prepared to descend on New York City for the…
The General von Steuben Disaster
The General von Steuben disaster, while not well known, is nonetheless near the top of…
Normandie Meets a Fiery End
More than seven decades after it occurred, the Normandie (1935) disaster lingers as one of…
United States — The Beginning
On 8 February 1950, at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. in Newport News,…
Thomas Andrews—Titanic Designer
Perhaps the most tragic figure in ocean liner history was born on 7 February 1873.…
1914: Liners Meet Rogue Waves
On 6 February 1914, one day out from Queenstown, en route to New York, White…
The 1940 Plan for Aircraft Carrier Ocean Liners
It’s a story that could have appeared in the The Onion, had that publication existed…
Inside Caronia (1904)
The first Caronia was launched in Glasgow on 13 July 1904 at John Brown &…
France Hits Rough Seas
France (1962), the last great French Line ocean liner, left on her maiden voyage, Le…