Titanic Senior Wireless Operator Jack Phillips
John George “Jack” Phillips, senior Marconi wireless telegraph operator onboard Titanic, was born in Godalming,…
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Libraries at Sea
Plush libraries were one of the things that made the great ocean liners great. Back…
The Day They Began Building QE2
The keel laying ceremony for the ocean liner that would become Queen Elizabeth 2 took…
International Ocean Liners Day
There are now global “days” honoring everything from peace (21 September) to stuttering awareness (22…
Advertisements — October 1963
Transatlantic traffic was still relatively brisk back in October 1963, but with winter closing in…
Six Ocean Giants In One Port
The newsreel title card says it all: “Aquitania, Berengaria, Mauretania, Homeric, Majestic and Empress of Britain,…
Ten Milestone Cruise Ships
Although shipping lines, most notably P&O, started offering cruise voyages in the mid-19th century, it…
Ten Milestone Ocean Liner Books
Whether you’re just beginning to learn about ocean liners or have been an enthusiast for…
Old Pier — New Park
New York’s North River Pier 54, once host to historic Cunard Line vessels, could soon…