You might think that the last great ocean liner to set a high speed record for crossing the Atlantic Ocean would be proudly ...
What was working on SS Great Britain really like? Isambard Kingdom Brunel's SS Great Britain is undoubtedly one of the most ...
The SS United States may be sunk in the near future, but its memories live on through those who experienced it. Despite great efforts to revamp the iconic ocean liner, following a lawsuit, the SS ...
The fastest ocean liner to ever cross the Atlantic is about to embark on its final voyage. As Matt Guilhem of member station WHYY reports, the SS United States is headed to the bottom of the sea and ...
“Block That Metaphor,” the New Yorker was wont to exclaim when it spotted a ham-fisted attempt to derive poetic resonance out of everyday events. It’s hard to avoid drawing some meaning, though, in ...
In 1914 the sea conscious citizens of Danzig were jubilant. At Schichau’s shipyard in the mouth of the Vistula work was proceeding on two great ocean liners, biggest ever to be built in the ancient ...