Putting Smoke Back Into the Funnels
Aardvark FX, a British special effects firm, is working with the SS Great Britain Trust…
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QM2 to Compete in Transatlantic Race
Queen Mary 2, the world’s fastest ocean liner, will compete against the world’s fastest multihull…
Quarantine: Flying the Yellow Flag
Olympic (1911) arrived in New York on 3 July 1920, two days late, after being…
Mauretania Sets a Record Pace
On 30 September 1909 Cunard Line’s Mauretania (1907) took the Blue Riband from fellow Cunarder…
Libraries at Sea
Plush libraries were one of the things that made the great ocean liners great. Back…
World’s Fastest Ocean Liner
On 15 July 1952 United States became the world’s fastest ocean liner. The United States…
The Day They Began Building QE2
The keel laying ceremony for the ocean liner that would become Queen Elizabeth 2 took…
QM2 Gets Royal Navy Escort
The Royal Navy’s HMS Defender provided escort for Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2 through the…
International Ocean Liners Day
There are now global “days” honoring everything from peace (21 September) to stuttering awareness (22…
A Last Hurrah for Ocean Liner Immigration
On 11 November 1954, 7,200 men and women of every race from more than 50…