Ocean Liner Collection (page 4)

Heinkel He 58 seaplane, 1920s, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Heinkel He 58 seaplane, 1920s, (1932). The He 58 was a pontoon-equipped mail plane built in Germany in 1929, designed to be launched by catapult from a liner at sea

Sectional diagram of the Titanic, and iceberg, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
Sectional diagram of the Titanic, and iceberg, April 20, 1912. The Greatest of All Ships and the Greatest of All Shipping Disasters

Sectional diagram of the Titanic, and icebergs, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
Sectional diagram of the Titanic, and iceberg, April 20, 1912. The Greatest of All Ships and the Greatest of All Shipping Disasters

The Hours of Awful Suspense in London, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
The Hours of Awful Suspense in London, April 20, 1912. Relatives and friends of passengers on the Titanic studying the lists of the saved, and leaving the White Star Line offices at Oceanic House

A Liner Threading Her Way Through a Field of Ice in the North Atlantic, April 20, 1912. The White Star Line ship RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in thick fog off Newfoundland on 14 April 1912

The Allan Liner Virginian, the First Vessel to Receive the Wireless Message... April 20, 1912
The Allan Liner Virginian, the First Vessel to Receive the Titanics Wireless Message of Distress. Unfortunately she Arrived too Late to be of Service, April 20, 1912

Breaking the News of the Titanics Loss With Over Twelve Hundred Lives to London, April 20, 1912. A flag is shown flying at half-mast as people hear about the disaster

Breaking the News of the Titanics Loss, and RMS Virginian, April 20, 1912. Breaking the News of the Titanics Loss With Over Twelve Hundred Lives to London, and The Allan Liner Virginian

The Awful News at Lloyd s, with portraits of some of those on board the Titanic, April 20, 1912. People receiving news of the disaster at Lloyds insurance offices in London

An Artists Impression of the Disaster, and portraits of related people, (April 20), 1912. Mr Guggenheim, one of the millionaire passengers ; Simon Guggenheim (1867-1941)

An Artists Impression of the Disaster and The Awful News at Lloyd s, April 20, 1912. The RMS Titanic hitting the iceberg

The Agonising Wait for the List of the Lost at Southampton, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
The Agonising Wait for the List of the Lost at Southampton, April 20, 1912. Anxious friends and relatives wait for news of the fate of passengers on board the Titanic at the port she departed

Iceberg, upper deck of the Titanic, and Mansion House fund, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
Iceberg, upper deck of the Titanic, and Mansion House fund, April 20, 1912. The Iceberg Above and Below the Water - illustration showing the relative proportions - normally about a tenth of

Mansion House Fund Opened for the Widows and Children of Titanic Sailors, April 20, 1912. The Lord Mayor of London sets up a fund to help families of crew who died in the disaster

The Financial Side of the Great Disaster, Excitement at Lloyds Continues, April 20, 1912. Crowds outside Lloyds insurance offices in London as news of the disaster unfolds

The Chefs of the Lost Titanic, and Visitors to the White Star Offices, April 20, 1912. The Chefs of the Lost Titanic : catering staff on the ship

The Scene Round the Fateful Board at Southampton, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
The Scene Round the Fateful Board at Southampton, April 20, 1912. Anxious relatives and friends wait for news after the disaster

Crowds outside Lloyds of London, chefs on board, and the White Star offices, April 20, 1912
Crowds outside Lloyds of London, chefs on board, and visitors at the White Star offices, April 20, 1912. The Financial Side of the Great Disaster

The Titanics Passengers Taking Their Last Look at Home, (April 20), 1912. Creator: Unknown
The Titanics Passengers Taking Their Last Look at Home, (April 20), 1912. A photograph taken as the boat was leaving Southampton on April 10th, showing, on the deck

Last Look at Home, and The Fateful Board at Southampton, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
The Titanics Passengers Taking Their Last Look at Home and The Scene Around the Fateful Board at Southampton, April 20, 1912. The ship leaves Southampton on 10 April on its maiden, and final, voyage

The Cunard liner Carpathia which rescued the survivors of the disaster, April 20, 1912. The White Star Line ship RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in thick fog off Newfoundland on 14 April 1912

The Greatest of all Ships and the Greatest of all Shipping Disasters, 20 April, 1912
The Greatest of all Ships and the Greatest of all Shipping Disasters. The Titanic and the Perils of the Atlantic, 20 April, 1912

How the Titanic met with Disaster on her Maiden Voyage, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
How the Titanic met with Disaster on her Maiden Voyage, April 20, 1912. Map of the North Atlantic Ocean, with portraits of William Pirrie

How the Titanic met with disaster... and The Cunard liner Carpathia... April 20, 1912
How the Titanic met with Disaster on her Maiden Voyage, April 20, 1912. Map of the North Atlantic Ocean, with portraits of William Pirrie

Some of the Titanics Notable Passengers, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
Some of the Titanics Notable Passengers, April 20, 1912. Photographs of well-to-do passengers, some known to be saved. The White Star Line ship RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in thick fog off

The Commander of the Titanic and the Bows of his Ship, (April 20), 1912. Creator: Unknown
The Commander of the Titanic and the Bows of his Ship, (April 20), 1912. Captain Edward Smith (1850-1912) went down with his ship, and consequently became an icon of British stiff upper lip spirit

Features which Contributed to the Splendours of the Titanic, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
Features which Contributed to the Splendours of the Titanic, April 20, 1912. A single-berth state room, a deck state room, the swimming pool, the Turkish Bath Cooling Room, the Verandah Cafe

The Ocean Grave of the Titanic, and photograph of Captain Edward Smith, April 20, 1912. Article entitled The Ocean Grave of the Titanic

Her First and Last Voyage: the Titanic Passing up the Solent on Wednesday, April 10th on her Departure from Southampton, (April 20), 1912. The ship on her maiden, and last, voyage

The Ocean Grave of the Titanic, and photograph of Jack Phillips, April 20, 1912. Sender of the " S. O. S." Signal for Help : John George Phillips (nicknamed Jack)

Famous Wrecks of Bygone Days: Some Historic Disasters at Sea, April 20, 1912
Famous Wrecks of Bygone Days: Some Historic Disasters at Sea - Recalled by the Disaster which has Overtaken the Titanic, April 20, 1912

A Wireless Cabin on an Atlantic Liner, 20 April, 1912. Creator: Unknown
A Wireless Cabin on an Atlantic Liner, 20 April, 1912. The White Star Line ship RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in thick fog off Newfoundland on 14 April 1912

Liner in a field of ice, and people waiting for news of the Titanic disaster, April 20, 1912. A Liner Threading Her Way Through a Field of Ice in the North Atlantic

The Ocean Grave of the Titanic, and photograph of a wireless operator, 20 April, 1912. Article about the disaster with an illustration: A Wireless Cabin on an Atlantic Liner

Lloyd Express, ca 1932. Private Collection

De-luxe state room on board the QSTS Queen Mary, 1942. The RMS Queen Mary was the flagship of the Cunard Line from May 1936 until October 1946

Steamer at Sea, 1919. Artist: Herbert Kerr Rooke
Steamer at Sea, 1919. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, Paris, New York, 1919]

Shipping Wonders of the World Part I advertisement, 1935
Shipping Wonders of the World Part I advertisement, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

Bremen: Germanys Candidate for the Speed Championship at Sea, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Maurtania: Great Britains Fastest Greyhound of the Atlantic, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

One of the Worlds Great Ships. The French liner Normandie, 1937
One of the Worlds Great Ships. The French liner Normandie is a vessel of 86, 496 tons gross, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester

An Orient Liner berthed in Woolloomooloo Bay, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

One of the Most Popular Transatlantic Liners, the Mauretania at Southampton, 1937
One of the Most Popular Transatlantic Liners was the Mauretania, shown above being painted at Southampton in preparation for one of the cruises on which she was sometimes employed, 1937

All Electric from Stem to Stern - The Monarch of Bermuda, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Modern liners for Far Eastern Services of the German Lloyd Line built in 1935, 1937
For the Far Eastern Services of the German Lloyd Line, three modern liners were built in 1935, the Scharnhorst, the Gneisenau and the Posdam, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

HRH Duchess of York with Duke of York, launching Strathmore on April 4, 1935, (1936) Artist
A Happy Ceremony. H.R.H. the Duchess of York, accompanied by the Duke of York, about to launch the P. & O. liner Strathmore on April 4, 1935, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

The Attractive Colouring of the Union Castle liner Stirling Castle, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

A Twin-Screw motorship, the Stirling Castle built by Harland and Wolff, 1937
A Twin-Screw motorship of 25, 550 tons gross, the Stirling Castle was built by Harland and Wolff, Ltd. for the Union-Castle Lines South African Royal Mail service, 1937

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