QE2 Breaks a Longevity Record
On 4 September 2005, during a port call in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Queen Elizabeth 2…
Author John Edwards
John Edwards
John is the publisher and editor of Oceanliners Magazine.
Athenia Sinks in a Sea of Confusion
The British liner Athenia was torpedoed and sunk on 3 September 1939, the first liner…
Saxonia: Quaint, Quirky and Comfortable
On 2 September 1954, Cunard Line’s Saxonia (1954) departed Liverpool on her maiden voyage. Unlike…
35 Years Ago: The Day They Found Titanic
On 1 September 1985, an expedition led by Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Oceanographic…
Voyages Canceled
World War II is generally considered to have started on 1 September 1939, with the…
Bremen Slips Away
On 30 August 1939, just days before the outbreak of World War II, a passenger-less…
Cunard’s Golden Duo
Lucania and Campania were Cunard’s golden duo at the turn of the last century. The…
Normandie’s Final Crossing
Although nobody knew it at the time, Normandie completed her final voyage as a passenger…
Royal Navy Ends Liner Rampage
The Atlantic rampage of the former Norddeutscher Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse ended suddenly…
Oceanic’s Fatal Voyage
In opening days of World War I, on 25 August 1914, the newly-designated HMS Oceanic, until…