Browsing: Oddities
Ocean Liner Crewcats
An interesting bit of feline-related maritime trivia, courtesy of the Humboldt Union (Humboldt, Kansas) of…
Passenger Versus Surgeon
A story so crazy that it could have been ripped out of today’s news, yet…
Wireless Worries, Circa 1906
Today, many people grumble about fellow cruise ship passengers using their mobile phones while at…
Air Mail Via Ocean Liner
On 22 July 1929 Norddeutscher Lloyd’s Bremen took the Blue Riband from Cunard Line’s Mauretania,…
Caronia’s Famous Funnel
Other than her mint green color, the most interesting feature of Caronia (1949) was her…
Media and the Seasick Horses
Back in the 1950s and 60s, Cunard Line’s Media had the unusual responsibility of supplying…
Normandie Crash Landing
On 22 June 1936, during a torpedo-dropping drill, an RAF plane flown by Lt. Guy…
Aquitania Abandon Ship Drill
Journey back to the days of weak industrial health and safety rules for an Aquitania…
1959: The Giant Liners That Never Were
Back in August 1959, H.B. Cantor, a US hotel owner, claimed he was going to…
Meet Baldur: Ship’s Dog
Let’s return to August 1957 and spend some time Greek Line’s New York, formerly Anchor…