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mattaytchtaylor · 1 year
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RMS Carpathia (2018)
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lonestarbattleship · 7 months
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Before the wreck of the Titanic was found on September 1, 1985, it was widely accepted the ship sank in one piece. When Robert Ballard started his search for the wreck in 1985, artist Ken Marschall painted this painting to submit to the National Geographic.
"Proposal painting of a sunken Titanic submitted to National Geographic in May 1985 in hopes that if the wreck were found that summer they might hire me to illustrate for the magazine. I was not."
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Later, Ken drew several pieces of artwork of liner that was used in several publications.
Artwork by Ken Marschall: link, link, link, link, link
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hatsalad · 3 months
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Looking at pictures of ocean liners and then looking at pictures of modern cruise ships is like looking at the comparisons of bad selective breeding in dogs over 100 years.
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Beautiful. Elegant. Regal.
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Evil. Overbred. Disfigured and dying young of inherited heart conditions.
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newyorkthegoldenage · 7 months
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John F. Kennedy, a son of Joseph P. Kennedy, U.S. ambassador to England, arrives in New York, September 8, 1938, aboard the S.S. Bremen after a summer vacation in Europe. Young Kennedy was returning to begin his junior year at Harvard.
Photo: Associated Press
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ltwilliammowett · 3 months
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Fancy a trip? Then welcome to door no. 19, where you can set sail on the SS Great Britain
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SS Great Britain
Her history here:
When Brunel’s ocean liner, was built in the nineteenth century the SS GREAT BRITAIN was a bold attempt by a British company to break the American monopoly of the trans-Atlantic passenger trade. Launched by Prince Albert on 19 July 1843, she was the largest and most technically innovative ship of her day, because she was the first iron hulled, screw propelled ship. Her first voyage to America began on 26 July 1845, and she covered 3,100 miles in 14 days and 21 hours.
On the return journey, because of the loss of propeller blades, she used sail only, but still completed the voyage to Liverpool in 20 days. In 1846, however, on her fifth voyage, she ran aground in Dundrum Bay, County Down. It was not until August of the following year that she was refloated and towed back to Liverpool, and, in 1850, was sold to Gibbs, Bright & Co. for service to Australia. She was significantly altered at this time.
In 1854, she was refitted as a troopship for the Crimean War and again in 1857 she carried reinforcements to Bombay to deal with the Indian Mutiny. Returning to the Australian run, she carried the first touring English cricket side. In 1876, she was put up for sale at Birkenhead, but not bought until 1882. Her new owners, Anthony Gibbs, Sons & Co. converted her entirely to a sailing vessel for transporting coal to San Francisco and returning with wheat. After two such voyages, in 1886, she was dismasted by a hurricane off Cape Horn and she put into the Falkland Islands. As repairs were considered too expensive, she became a hulk for storing coal and wool. On April 14 1937, she was towed a few miles out of Port Stanley to shallow water in Sparrow Cove; holes were punched in her bottom and she settled on the seabed. The organisation required to co-ordinate the task of recovery came into being in 1968, led by Dr Ewan Corlett. In April 1970, she was refloated, returning to her original dock Bristol in July that year where she underwent a major conservation programme.
In 2006, an appeal was launched to help restore the masts of the SS GREAT BRITAIN. Two of the masts and part of a third needed to be urgently replaced as they had become badly degraded. The vessel was successful in winning the prestigious Gulbenkian Prize as UK Museum of the Year 2006, which brought with it £100,000 in prize money. This was put towards the costs of the masts. The ship also won two awards at the Museums and Heritage Awards for Excellence 2006 conference in the restoration and conservation category as well as permanent exhibition. The project was also awarded the Civic Trust Award 2006 for accessibility. These Awards follow the relaunch of GREAT BRITAIN after work costing £11.3 million to transform her into a major visitor attraction and museum, as well as to preserve the vessel for future generations. The ship saw more than 160,000 visitors between July 2005 and September 2006.
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trb752 · 11 months
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Ocean liner and boat posters
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dieselfutures · 11 months
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SS Normandie - exmortal
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rmsfranconia · 5 months
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you look hungry, have some pictures of the Olympic.
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Ocean Liner "France" in the dry docks of Le Havre, Normandy region of France
French vintage postcard
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You're scrolling along your dash, minding your own business, having a good time...
when suddenly...
THE CAP TRAFALGAR
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comradenormandie · 5 months
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simmearly · 21 days
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RMS Titanic Verandah Cafe Walls,
I am so happy with how these turned out, They are not exact, but rather a Sims 4 Translation of how they look.
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lonestarbattleship · 2 months
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Stern view of RMS Britannic with Lord Pirrie and large group of Belfast Harbour commissioners.
Date: January-February 1914
National Museums of Northern Ireland: HOYFM.HW.H1954
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cowlvent · 6 months
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some of kenneth shoesmith’s ocean liner art for cunard. 1920s, 1930s. from my postcard collection
@postcardtimemachine
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newyorkthegoldenage · 11 months
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The $60 million French liner "Normandie," tied up at a Hudson River pier since August of 1939, towers over a policeman and three other men, May 15, 1941. The U.S. Coast Guard seized the ship and converted it for military use.
Photo: Associated Press
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messrchase · 1 month
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SS Imperator - progress!
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