The Unlucky Laurentics
There were two White Star liners named Laurentic. Both met similar, tragic ends. On 3…
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Walter Lord — He Rescued Titanic
Walter Lord, Titanic historian and the author of A Night to Remember, was born on…
Henry Tingle Wilde—Titanic Hero
Henry Tingle Wilde, Titanic’s chief officer, was born in Liverpool on 21 September 1872. Wilde…
White Star Doubled-Down on Gigantic
Here’s a classic example of closing the stable door after the horse has bolted. On…
A New Flag Arrangement
Passengers arriving in Southampton on 7 July 1934 beheld a sight that would have been…
Majestic Debuts
White Star Line’s Majestic (1890) was launched at the Harland & Wolff shipyard on 29…
The “New” Nantucket Lightship
After Olympic (1911) accidentally ran over and sank the Nantucket Lightship (Lightship 117) in 1934,…
Great Depression Creates Cruise Glut
As 1931 wound down and the deepening Great Depression steadily reduced North Atlantic passenger traffic,…
The Titanic Life of Charles Herbert Lightoller
Charles Herbert Lightoller led a titanic life. Born on 30 March 1874 in in Chorley,…
William Marshall: White Star Commodore
William Marshall, captain of Majestic (1914), was appointed commodore of the White Star fleet on…