Washington on the Waves
United States Lines’ Washington was launched on 20 August 1932 at the New York Shipbuilding…
Search Results: united states (98)
The Big Bon Voyage
What happened to the jet age? A record 19,430 passengers left New York for Europe…
1959: Queen Elizabeth Collision
Just three years after the Andrea Doria disaster, Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth (1940), like the…
Nazi Spies on Liner America
On 16 July 1941, while anchored at Quarantine in New York harbor, USS West Point…
50th Anniversary—Great Britain: A Preservation Success
On 5 July 1970 Great Britain (1845), the world’s oldest surviving ocean liner, was brought…
Media and the Seasick Horses
Back in the 1950s and 60s, Cunard Line’s Media had the unusual responsibility of supplying…
The “New” Nantucket Lightship
After Olympic (1911) accidentally ran over and sank the Nantucket Lightship (Lightship 117) in 1934,…
Independence’s Turbulent Career
American Export Lines’ Independence (1951) was launched on 3 June 1950, beginning a long and…
USS West Point Goes to War
The US Navy acquired United States Line’s America on 1 June 1941 for conversion into…
Vistafjord: Welcome Aboard!
Norwegian America Line’s Vistafjord left on her maiden voyage on 22 May 1973, a transatlantic…