The Unlucky Laurentics
There were two White Star liners named Laurentic. Both met similar, tragic ends. On 3…
Author John Edwards
John Edwards
John is the publisher and editor of Oceanliners Magazine.
The Babe, The Spy and the Empress of Japan
Canadian Pacific Line’s Empress of Japan (1930) arrived in Yokohama harbor on 2 November 1934…
The Floating Media Circus
Anyone who believes that media circuses are a recent trend never sailed on a major…
Canberra Triumphant
On 31 October 1997 P&O Line’s Canberra (1961) completed her final voyage. Canberra was the…
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,…