Monthly Archives: October 2010
Send Queen Mary To Liverpool?
Most of us are only too familiar with Queen Mary’s troubled history as a California hotel and tourist attraction. So is it time to send her back to Britain to serve a new life as a maritime landmark in Liverpool? … Continue reading
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100 Years Ago Today: The World’s Biggest Ship
Exactly a century ago today, the New York Times Sunday Magazine ran a feature on White Star Line’s exciting new superliner, Olympic. The publication described Olympic as a “floating hotel” and as “the first transatlantic liner to have passenger staterooms … Continue reading
Posted in Britannic, Olympic, Titanic, White Star Line
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Most Expensive Ocean Liner Model Ever?
How much would you pay for an ocean liner model? Is $263,000 a bit steep for your budget? Well, that’s what Wyatt Moore wants for his nine-foot-long Titanic model. Here’s the story. BTW, if you’re interested, here’s Moore’s Craigslist ad. … Continue reading
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Titanic Letter Donated to Government Office
A letter sent from Titanic by an American artist and journalist who perished on the vessel has been donated to an English council. The document, written by Frank Millet, who lived in Broadway, Worcester, was mailed when Titanic docked in … Continue reading
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Strange Invention: Dangling Davits
Below is the cover of the July 1917 issue of Popular Mechanics. The illustration shows a novel, albeit wildly impractical, lifeboat-lowering mechanism. The ship itself is drawn to resemble, although not very accurately, White Star Line’s Britannic, a near twin … Continue reading
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The Ship Beautiful
While the Cunard Queens always got—and still get—the most attention, we should remember that the longest serving Cunard liner of the last century was actually an “ia” vessel. Aquitania isn’t really a forgotten ship, but she doesn’t really get her … Continue reading
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A Treasure Trove of Liner Reading Material
I’ve just come across a vast trove of free ocean liner-related reading material. And just because I’m a swell sort of guy, I’ll tell you where you can find it. Google operates a service called Google Books. Actually, despite the … Continue reading
Posted in American Export Lines, Constitution, Cunard Line, France, French Line, Independence, Norway, Queen Elizabeth 2
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Boat Trains
One part of the ocean liner experience that’s now gone—presumably forever—is the boat train. Boat trains took liner passengers from cities, such as London, to the docks in places like Southampton and Liverpool. The most famous boat train was The … Continue reading
Posted in Cunard Line, Hamburg Atlantic Line, Hanseatic, PO, Queen Mary 2, Union-Castle Line
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Man Buys Liner Artifact for $2 At Rummage Sale
The $2 step ladder Mike Stewart of Harsens Island, Mich., bought at a church rummage sale turned out to be a relic from Queen Elizabeth (1940), possibly worth as much as $500, reports the The Detroit News. “When I got … Continue reading
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A Comment About Comments
Sadly, I’ve had to turn off the comments feature. Over the past several days, spammers have used this blog’s commenting feature to tout everything from dog food to XXX photography. Worse yet, some of the links directed readers to malware … Continue reading
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