Athenia Sinks in a Sea of Confusion
The British liner Athenia was torpedoed and sunk on 3 September 1939, the first liner…
Browsing: Liners at War
Voyages Canceled
World War II is generally considered to have started on 1 September 1939, with the…
Bremen Slips Away
On 30 August 1939, just days before the outbreak of World War II, a passenger-less…
Royal Navy Ends Liner Rampage
The Atlantic rampage of the former Norddeutscher Lloyd liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse ended suddenly…
White Star Line’s Lusitania
White Star Line’s Arabic (1902) sank on 19 August 1915 after being torpedoed by a…
Queen Mary’s Paravanes
Few ocean liners were ever equipped with paravanes, yet Queen Mary had a complete set.…
The Ceramic Tragedy
On 24 July 1913 Ceramic departed Liverpool on her maiden voyage. For most of the…
The First Franconia
Franconia (1911) was launched on 23 July 1910 at the Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson…
Carpathia’s Final Voyage
Carpathia, the noble little Cunard liner that bravely raced to assist Titanic on the morning…
Georgic: The Liner That Refused to Die
Georgic was the liner that wouldn’t die. Like many of her fleetmates, Georgic (1932)—the final…