Gustav Wilhelm Wolff: Shipbuilder
Gustav Wilhelm Wolff, born on 14 November 1834, was the “Wolff” in the famous Belfast-based…
Author John Edwards
John Edwards
John is the publisher and editor of Oceanliners Magazine.
Cruise to Hell — Yarmouth Castle
Yarmouth Castle, cruising from Miami to Nassau, caught fire and sank on 13 November 1965.…
White Star Line Sails Into History
Sixty years ago, on 11 November 1960, Britannic (1929) left Liverpool on her final voyage…
Moran and Other Tugboats
Exactly 160 years ago, on 10 November 1860, Irish immigrant Michael Moran purchased a half…
Churchill’s First Transatlantic Crossing
Beginning his long association with Cunard Line vessels, Winston Churchill, 20, arrived in New York…
Nieuw Amsterdam Ends an Era
Holland America Line’s flagship, Nieuw Amsterdam (1938), departed Rotterdam on her final transatlantic crossing to…
Great Eastern is Late for Launch
Great Eastern, Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s massive five funnel iron ocean liner, capable of carrying up…
Liner Torpedoed; U-boat Captain Apologizes
On 6 November 1942, Ellerman Lines’ City of Cairo, en route from Cape Town to…
Campania’s Explosive Demise
Campania was the world’s largest and fastest ocean liner when she joined the Cunard Line…
The Pacific Disaster
One of the worst maritime disasters in US Pacific coast history occurred on 4 November 1875.…