
Unglamorous Delphic Gains Distinction
Delphic, launched on 5 January 1897, is a strong contender for the dubious honor of…
Delphic, launched on 5 January 1897, is a strong contender for the dubious honor of…
On 6 November 1942, Ellerman Lines’ City of Cairo, en route from Cape Town to…
There were two White Star liners named Laurentic. Both met similar, tragic ends. On 3…
Carrying only 153 paying passengers and painted drab gray, White Star Line’s Olympic (1911) was…
On 26 October 1942 President Coolidge (the liner, not the politician) was accidentally sunk by…
When White Star Line launched Cymric on 12 October 1897, few people paid attention. Originally…
On 9 October 1942 Oronsay (1925), sailing near Liberia en route from Cape Town to…
On 7 October 1985, Achille Lauro was hijacked by members of the Palestine Liberation Organization…
On 6 October 1918 two former ocean liners serving as troopships in World War I—Otranto…
On 2 October 1942 an eastbound Queen Mary, carrying nearly 20,000 American troops of the…