“I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin.” With these grave words, Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced to the British Parliament in
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Streamlined Ships: Sunk in a Dream
The 1930s were a dark age for the global economy, with pessimism pervading most levels of society. But as gloom descended upon mankind, a handful
9 Sunk Tankers That Shocked the World
A sunk ship is a nightmare for everyone involved – crew, passengers, and owners alike – but a tanker lost at sea is also an
When Push Comes to Shove: History of Tugboats
While many out there seldom notice the tiny speck of steel at the base of docking supertankers, some of us connoisseurs harbor a benign obsession
Beautiful Ocean Liners Sunk by Submarines (Part 2)
With their career often spanning over decades, ocean liners gather stories much like people do. Add to this their exotic journeys and the simmering political
Beautiful Ocean Liners Sunk by Submarines (Part 1)
Raging for ten gruesome years combined, the two world wars caused unimaginable loss of life and property across the globe. Bomber airplanes shadowed the sun,
Smaller Nations on the Titanic
Although the majority of passengers on the RMS Titanic were from the USA and the United Kingdom (the Irish still begrudgingly part of the latter),
Manila Galleons and the First Global Economy
The 15th century found the world in unprecedented upheaval. As the ancient Silk Roads crumbled down with the collapse of the Mongol Empire, the Ottomans
Did the Titanic Help Sink the Eastland?
When the RMS Titanic sank in 1912, the outraged public demanded tectonic shifts in the shipping industry. One such development was the 1915 Seamen’s Act
Kommuna – How the Oldest Ship in the Russian Navy Outlived Two Empires
A major problem with early submarines was that diving underwater was often easier than floating back to the surface. And since oxygen supply on board