The Italian Oceanic
Home Lines’ Oceanic (1965) was launched on 15 January 1963 at Italy’s Cantieri Riuniti dell’…
Yearly Archives: 2021
Queen Mary 2’s Maiden Voyage
On 12 January 2004, Queen Mary 2 (2004) left on her maiden voyage, Southampton to…
Harold Bride — Titanic Wireless Operator
Harold Sydney Bride, Titanic’s heroic junior wireless telegraph operator, was born on 11 January 1890…
Deutschland’s Three Lives
HAPAG’s Deutschland (1900), the world’s second “four stack” liner (following rival Norddeutscher Lloyd’s Kaiser Wilhelm…
Queen Elizabeth (1940) Meets a Fiery End
On 9 January 1972, fire broke out onboard Seawise University (ex. Queen Elizabeth (1940)) in…
Video: Getting There Is Half the Fun!
“Getting There Is Half the Fun!” In the 1950s, with the economy booming and transatlantic…
Nellie Bly Boards Oceanic (1871)
Journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochrane, traveling under the pseudonym Nellie Bly, boarded White Star Line’s Oceanic…
Denver’s Demise
Just three years after the Titanic (1912) disaster, wireless once again proved its value as…
Unglamorous Delphic Gains Distinction
Delphic, launched on 5 January 1897, is a strong contender for the dubious honor of…
Caronia (1949) Begins Her Maiden Voyage
Cunard Line’s first major postwar liner, Caronia (1949), left on her maiden voyage, Southampton to…