The Ceramic Tragedy
On 24 July 1913 Ceramic departed Liverpool on her maiden voyage. For most of the…
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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…
The Lancastria Disaster-80th Anniversary
The Lancastria disaster, the greatest catastrophe in British maritime or naval history, occurred on 17…
Unique Laurentic
Laurentic (1928) holds a unique distinction among White Star liners (but you’ll have to wait…
Ascania Runs Out of Luck
Just three weeks after safely evading a U-boat attack, Cunard Line’s Ascania (1911) ran aground…
USS West Point Goes to War
The US Navy acquired United States Line’s America on 1 June 1941 for conversion into…
Olympic Sinks a U-Boat
This time, unlike the Lusitania disaster three years earlier, it was the ocean liner that…
Harvard Seeks the Spanish Fleet
Serving in the Spanish-American War, USS Harvard (ex-American Lines’ City of New York) departed New York…