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Bert Pitman: Titanic’s Third Officer
Herbert John “Bert” Pitman, third officer on Titanic (1912), was born on 20 November 1877…
Olympic Feels Strange Vibrations
A strange, violent vibration lasting over two minutes created worry and alarm onboard Olympic (1911)…
Gustav Wilhelm Wolff: Shipbuilder
Gustav Wilhelm Wolff, born on 14 November 1834, was the “Wolff” in the famous Belfast-based…
Churchill’s First Transatlantic Crossing
Beginning his long association with Cunard Line vessels, Winston Churchill, 20, arrived in New York…
The Babe, The Spy and the Empress of Japan
Canadian Pacific Line’s Empress of Japan (1930) arrived in Yokohama harbor on 2 November 1934…
Transatlantic Icon: The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York harbor on 28 October 1886. “La…
William Turner — Lusitania Captain
Cunard Line Commodore William Thomas Turner, master of Lusitania when she was sunk by a…
Greta Garbo Sails to Fame
Legendary Swedish movie actress Greta Garbo and Finnish director Maurtiz Stiller smile for the press…
Celtic Captain: “Torpedoed by a Taxi”
White Star Celtic Captain A.E.S Hambleton survived World War I without a scratch. But, then,…
Walter Lord — He Rescued Titanic
Walter Lord, Titanic historian and the author of A Night to Remember, was born on…