United States Donations Exceed Goal
The SS United States Conservancy, the Washington-based organization that’s working to save the historic superliner…
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The City of Janeiro Tragedy
All ocean liner disasters are appalling, yet several unique attributes make the City of Rio…
Roadmap to the Piers
In 1964, as millions of visitors prepared to descend on New York City for the…
Persia Spears an Iceberg
Cunard Line’s Persia (1856) began her maiden voyage on 26 January 1856. It was a…
Independence’s Multiple Identities
People often forget that United States (1952) and America (1939) weren’t the only American transatlantic…
Liners Transporting Masterpieces
Transatlantic ocean liners are often associated with glamourous celebrities, but in the 1960s—during the twilight…
Queen Mary Arrives in Her New “Home Port”
Queen Mary arrived in Long Beach, California, on 9 December 1967 following a 39-day voyage…
Turkey Day on Normandie
People in the United States will be celebrating Thanksgiving Day tomorrow. It was Thanksgiving Day, 24…
The Pacific Disaster
One of the worst maritime disasters in US Pacific coast history occurred on 4 November 1875.…
The Floating Media Circus
Anyone who believes that media circuses are a recent trend never sailed on a major…