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
Submarines
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,
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
Nuclear Submarine Collisions of the Cold War
The atomic bomb defined the latter half of the 20th century and continues to shape the global geopolitical framework to the present day. The prospect
Tide Predictors: The Surprising Analog Computers That Helped Win WW2
On 9 October 1943, the Liverpool Tidal Institute received its most challenging task to date: to calculate the optimal day and hour for the largest
The Razzle Dazzle Camouflage: When British Artists Fought German U-Boats
If you have ever been to a modern-art gallery, you must have heard the likes of: ‘Hmm…what am I looking at?’ ‘What in the world
The Evolution of Early Naval Submarines: Part 2
In Part 1 we saw the early outbursts of inspiration and genius, which led to random but fascinating developments – the maritime equivalent of Woodstock,
The Evolution of Early Naval Submarines: Part 1
It lurks in the depths, blind in the complete darkness below, but hearing every little sound around. Above it – a troop transport with two