Stories of ocean liners that met disaster at sea.
White Star Liners Collide
Late on the afternoon of 19 May 1887 White Star Line’s Celtic (1872), steaming toward…
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Lusitania Survivors
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Remembering Lusitania
On 7 May 1915, Cunard Line’s Lusitania became the target of a terrifying new weapon of…
1915: Lusitania Departs for Liverpool
Cunard Line’s Lusitania departed New York on 1 May 1915, beginning her 101st and what…
Aleksandr Pushkin: A Soviet Survivor
Aleksandr Pushkin was a Soviet ocean liner. It actually had a First Class. Really. Aleksandr…
Carpathia’s Perilous Journey
Carpathia’s perilous journey to reach the stricken Titanic is perhaps the most stirring tale in…
1912: New York Awaits Titanic’s Arrival
Three days before her scheduled arrival on Wednesday 17 April 1912, New York was eagerly…
Atlantic: First White Star Liner to Sink
Atlantic (1871) holds the dubious distinction of being the very first White Star liner to…
La Savoie’s “Thrilling” Crossing
French Line’s La Savoie experienced a “thrilling” La Havre-New York crossing in early March 1911,…
Olympic Sinks a Lightship
On 15 May 1934, on a fog-shrouded morning off the New England coast, a New…