Queen Mary’s Long Voyage
HMT Queen Mary began what has come to be known as “The Long Voyage” on…
Browsing: Liners at War
Goodbye, Columbus
Columbus (1924,) one of Norddeutscher Lloyd’s finest and most popular liners, was intentionally sunk by…
Olympic Goes to War
On 2 November 1914 Olympic (1911) was removed from White Star Line service and ordered…
Britannic — A Casualty of War
On 21 November 1916, while stationed in the Mediterranean, the Royal Navy hospital ship HMHS…
Queen Mary’s Final Pre-War Crossing
On 30 August 1939, Queen Mary departed from Southampton on her last voyage before the…