St. Paul — A Wireless Wonder
On 15 November 1899 American Line’s St. Paul, bound for Southampton, became the first ocean…
Browsing: Ocean Liners
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…
Teutonic (Not Titanic) Encounters an Iceberg
Things could have turned out very differently for Teutonic on 22 October 1913. The former…
Plucky, Lucky Franconia
Franconia (1923) was launched on 21 October 1922 at the John Brown and Co. shipyard…
Olympic — A New Class of Liner
Launched on 20 October 1910, White Star Line’s Olympic (1911) was heralded as the world’s…
Georgic Sails Away
Georgic (1932), the last ship built for White Star Line, left on her final voyage…