Queen Mary’s Perilous Clyde Journey
Queen Mary’s first voyage, her perilous March 1936 journey down the River Clyde from the…
Browsing: Ocean Liners
QE 2’s Voyage to Limbo
On 27 November 2008, the day after Queen Elizabeth 2 arrived in Dubai, Cunard Line…
Five Ways to Save QE2
With Queen Elizabeth 2 sitting idle in Dubai since 2008, hope is rapidly fading that…
Tauric: Passengers and Cattle
As White Star Line’s Tauric departed New York on 14 November 1891, her harbor pilot…
Vestris: Titanic Disaster Repeated?
Vestris was a 1912 steamship owned by Lamport & Holt Line and used in its…
2008: Three “Queens” in Southampton
A little bit of ocean liner history was made on 22 April 2008 when three…
The Great Ocean Liner Race of 1896
Back in January 1896, there were allegations of an impromptu race held between Cunard Line’s…
Remembering Rhodesia Castle
Union-Castle Line’s Rhodesia Castle began her maiden voyage on 18 October 1951. A handsome little…
United States Lines in the 1930s
Many people immediately associate United States Lines with the company’s last two flagships: America (1940)…
The Liner That Became a Marriott
The last passenger liner ever built at Newport News Shipbuilding was delivered on 9 October…