Charles Lightoller in his 1935 book, “Titanic and other Ships”, wrote about his experiences on the ship. “I got my severest mail boat training during the seven hard, though happy years I spent in the "Queen of the Seas", as theOceanicwas then called. A wonderful ship, built in a...
White Star Line Ships and Ocean Liners Archival CollectionsRMS Adriatic Archival Collection Adriatic (1906) White Star Line Ship's History (Brief); Passenger Lists; Brochures; Sailing Schedules; Route Maps, Track Charts, Abstract of Logs; Other Ephemera; Books; Advertisements; Excerpts from ...
In the autumn of 1931 the White Star line and the Cunard Line merged. White Star Line’s contribution to the merger was the giving of 10 ships, one of which was the Olympic, although White Star did suspect that the Olympic would not last that much longer. Here we look along her starbo...
In 1908 the White Star Line officially placed an order with Harland and Wolf to construct two new liners, larger than any liners yet in existence. These two ships were to be built side by side on massive newly built slipways, measuring 840ft by 270ft wide and up to 228ft high. These...
The White Star Line commissioned the constuction of 6 sister ships. 1. SS Oceanic (1870) 2. SS Atlantic (1870) 3. SS Baltic (1871) 4. SS Republic (1871) 5. SS Adriatic (1871) 6. SS Celtic (1872) Other ships produced after the "Oceanic" class with similar specifications: ...
SS Ceramic was a White Star Line passenger and cargo ship that sailed between Britain and Australia. She was the first ship White Star Line ship launched after the sinking of Titanic in April 1912, and at the time of her maiden voyage was the largest ship sailing to Australia. She was lo...
IN connexion with the launch of the Cunard White Star Atlantic Liner No. 534, named at the launch on September 26 by the Queen, S.S. Queen Mary, the Times on September 25 published a supplement containing a series of articles and illustrations dealing with Atlantic travel in general and ...
White Star LinersThis document, and more, is available for download from Martin's Marine Engineering Page - www.dieselduck.netWhite Star LinersAdriatic I (1872-99)StatisticsGross Tonnage - 3,888 tonsDimensions - 133.25 x 12.46m (437.2 x 40.9ft)Number of funnels - 1Number of masts - 4Con...
and other White Star Line and Cunard Line ships RMS Titanic Welcome toTitanic And Co. TheTitanicsection of the site examines her construction, layout, opulent furnishings, passenger experiences and the central personalities are introduced. Important aspects of her maiden voyage are revisited; the firs...
During the Second World War many merchant ships had been sunk and as part of German war reparations, several ships were handed over to Great Britain to compensate the lines for their loss. The White Star Line acquired several ships.