Liner Torpedoed; U-boat Captain Apologizes
On 6 November 1942, Ellerman Lines’ City of Cairo, en route from Cape Town to…
Browsing: Liners at War
The Unlucky Laurentics
There were two White Star liners named Laurentic. Both met similar, tragic ends. On 3…
Olympic Aids Sinking Battleship
Carrying only 153 paying passengers and painted drab gray, White Star Line’s Olympic (1911) was…
President Coolidge Sinks – Accidentally
On 26 October 1942 President Coolidge (the liner, not the politician) was accidentally sunk by…
Cymric Meets Lusitania’s Attacker
When White Star Line launched Cymric on 12 October 1897, few people paid attention. Originally…
Oronsay: A Sea of Coincidences
On 9 October 1942 Oronsay (1925), sailing near Liberia en route from Cape Town to…
Achille Lauro — Terror at Sea
On 7 October 1985, Achille Lauro was hijacked by members of the Palestine Liberation Organization…
Ocean Liner Troopships Collide
On 6 October 1918 two former ocean liners serving as troopships in World War I—Otranto…
Queen Mary – The Curacoa Tragedy
On 2 October 1942 an eastbound Queen Mary, carrying nearly 20,000 American troops of the…
Majestic Goes Out in a Blaze
The former White Star Line flagship, Majestic (1922), was destroyed by fire on 29 September…