The Ceramic Tragedy
On 24 July 1913 Ceramic departed Liverpool on her maiden voyage. For most of the…
Author John Edwards
John Edwards
John is the publisher and editor of Oceanliners Magazine.
The First Franconia
Franconia (1911) was launched on 23 July 1910 at the Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson…
Air Mail Via Ocean Liner
On 22 July 1929 Norddeutscher Lloyd’s Bremen took the Blue Riband from Cunard Line’s Mauretania,…
Savannah, the Nuclear Liner
The first�and so far only�nuclear-powered ocean liner, NS Savannah (1959), was launched on 21 July…
Marconi the Lifesaver
Marconi’s research revolutionized ocean liner safety. Thanks to his work, the days when ocean liners simply vanished without a trace were finally over, and for that we all owe him a debt of gratitude.
Inside Paris (1921)
Paris was like the city itself in the 1920s: fast, upbeat, bold, young and forward…
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
One of Titanic’s most memorable survivors, Margaret Tobin, better known as Molly Brown—and even better…
Carpathia’s Final Voyage
Carpathia, the noble little Cunard liner that bravely raced to assist Titanic on the morning…
Nazi Spies on Liner America
On 16 July 1941, while anchored at Quarantine in New York harbor, USS West Point…
Commodore James Bisset
Sir James Gordon Partridge Bisset, commodore of Cunard-White Star Line from 1944 to 1947, was…