The New Year’s Day Queen Mary Ran Aground
Queen Mary began 1949 in a most embarrassing way. On 1 January, Queen Mary encountered…
J. Florence Ismay — Dedicated Wife
On 31 December 1963, a Titanic victim who wasn’t even on board the doomed liner…
Liners That Go Bump in the Daylight
On 17 November 1910, the Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL) liner Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm (1910) and the…
The Big Broadcast of 1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938 is a Paramount feature film, notable for several things, including…
The Sinking Dollar (Line)
Dollar Line sank in 1938 after (ironically) running out of money.
United States – Really Smoking
Thanks to this 1959 magazine advertisement, we now know why United States (1952) was designed…
Independence’s Multiple Identities
People often forget that United States (1952) and America (1939) weren’t the only American transatlantic…
Father Christmas Visits Aquitania
It’s Christmas on Aquitania in 1921, and Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus) visits “The Ship…
The Great Christmas Eve Broadcast of 1906
On the evening of 24 December 1906, shipboard and other maritime radio operators along the…
1968: QE2 Begins Final Acceptance Trials
Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth 2 began her final acceptance trials on 23 December 1968 after…