Rex: Italy’s Ocean King
Italy’s first superliner, Rex, was launched on 1 August 1931. Italy had never been a…
Browsing: Ocean Liners
1959: Queen Elizabeth Collision
Just three years after the Andrea Doria disaster, Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth (1940), like the…
Answering the Need for Speed
Cunard Line’s Scotia took the Blue Riband from fleetmate Persia on 27 July 1863, completing…
French Line: The Beginning of the End
On 25 July 1956, a letter commissioning the construction of France’s first post-war superliner was signed by Jean Marie, chairman of Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (French Line). But there’s more to the story.
The First Franconia
Franconia (1911) was launched on 23 July 1910 at the Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson…
Savannah, the Nuclear Liner
The first�and so far only�nuclear-powered ocean liner, NS Savannah (1959), was launched on 21 July…
Carpathia’s Final Voyage
Carpathia, the noble little Cunard liner that bravely raced to assist Titanic on the morning…
Nazi Spies on Liner America
On 16 July 1941, while anchored at Quarantine in New York harbor, USS West Point…
The First Caronia
The first Caronia was launched in Glasgow on 13 July 1904 at John Brown &…
California Steaming
Anchor Line’s California (1907) was launched in Glasgow on 9 July 1906 at the D&W…