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Ocean Liner Talk Spurs Telegraph Invention
The importance of the Morse code and the telegraph (and, later, radio telegraphy) to maritime…
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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)…
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United States Cartoons
With United States’ future now appearing considerably brighter, this is a good time to look…
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Historic Ships Cross Paths
In 1909, to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s exploration of what would later…
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Graf Zeppelin’s Maiden Voyage
On 11 October 1928, Graf Zeppelin began the first non-stop transatlantic passenger airship flight, leaving…
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QM2 Slips Under New York’s Verrazano Bridge
It’s a calculated close call on a dark spring morning as Cunard flagship Queen Mary…
![Ship Runs Aground; Captain Pays With Life](https://oceanlinersmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1280px-Prinzessin_Victoria_Luise_LOC_det.4a15439-e1411267582464-351x185.jpg)
Ship Runs Aground; Captain Pays With Life
On the night of 16 December 1906, HAPAG’s Prinzessin Victoria Luise, viewed by many as…