White Star Liner Hits Iceberg—48 Years Before Titanic
Royal Standard, White Star Line’s first steam-powered ship (plus auxiliary sails), began her maiden voyage,…
Browsing: Ocean Liners
Off to the Ocean Liner Races
What the world needs today is another exciting ocean liner race. (Since there’s currently a…
QE2’s First Voyage
QE2’s First Voyage
Mauretania’s Maiden Voyage
Mauretania (1907) left Liverpool on her maiden voyage on 16 November 1907 under the command of Capt.…
St. Paul — A Wireless Wonder
On 15 November 1899 American Line’s St. Paul, bound for Southampton, became the first ocean…
Nieuw Amsterdam Ends an Era
Holland America Line’s flagship, Nieuw Amsterdam (1938), departed Rotterdam on her final transatlantic crossing to…
Great Eastern is Late for Launch
Great Eastern, Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s massive five funnel iron ocean liner, capable of carrying up…
Campania’s Explosive Demise
Campania was the world’s largest and fastest ocean liner when she joined the Cunard Line…
Canberra Triumphant
On 31 October 1997 P&O Line’s Canberra (1961) completed her final voyage. Canberra was the…
Launching Normandie
On 29 October 1932, at the Chantiers et Ateliers de St. Nazaire shipyard, an estimated…