Cunard Receives a “Giant Hun Ship”
It’s 1919, and Cunard Line accepts the delivery of its “giant hun ship,” as the…
Browsing: Liner Stories
United States or QE2 Rumored Headed to New York
Either United States or Queen Elizabeth 2 could be headed to Manhattan’s Pier 57 sometime…
Queen Mary’s Perilous Clyde Journey
Queen Mary’s first voyage, her perilous March 1936 journey down the River Clyde from the…
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…
To Honour a Green Goddess
For Caronia (1947) steward Peter McNaulty, painting the liner’s name of the face of a…