Ocean Liner Talk Spurs Telegraph Invention
The importance of the Morse code and the telegraph (and, later, radio telegraphy) to maritime…
Author John Edwards
John Edwards
John is the publisher and editor of Oceanliners Magazine.
Cunard Receives a “Giant Hun Ship”
It’s 1919, and Cunard Line accepts the delivery of its “giant hun ship,” as the…
New Lusitania Book
New Lusitania Book Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania It’s a story that…
Another Pier 57 Candidate
As speculation continues on whether United States or Queen Elizabeth 2 will soon head to…
United States or QE2 Rumored Headed to New York
Either United States or Queen Elizabeth 2 could be headed to Manhattan’s Pier 57 sometime…
Queen Mary Readies Ship Model Gallery
Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, is preparing to dedicate a new Ship Model Gallery…
Six Ocean Giants In One Port
The newsreel title card says it all: “Aquitania, Berengaria, Mauretania, Homeric, Majestic and Empress of Britain,…
Mystery Object
This mysterious laser-etched crystal block promoting a Celebrity Cruises concert for 11 September 2001 is…
Queen Mary’s Perilous Clyde Journey
Queen Mary’s first voyage, her perilous March 1936 journey down the River Clyde from the…
1899: Pilot Boat Leads Steamship Into New York Harbor
Courtesy of Thomas Edison and the US Library of Congress, here’s a brief (and remarkable)…