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unusual facts about ocean liners



Dagmar Nordstrom

With the exception of their October trips to Bad Gastein for the baths, they regularly performed either in clubs in New York City or on board transatlantic ocean liners, most commonly on the Cunard Line and Norwegian America Line.

Siggie Nordstrom

With the exception of their October in Bad Gastein for the baths, they regularly performed either in clubs in New York City or on board transatlantic ocean liners.


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1922 Atlantic hurricane season

Several fishing vessels sank and some ocean liners (including the now-infamous Morro Castle) were stranded outside Vera Cruz harbor because violent seas made it too dangerous to enter.

Botanic Gardens railway station

Miller also designed the next station on the line at Kelvinbridge and went on to design the main buildings for the 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition in nearby Kelvingrove Park and the interiors of the famous Clyde-built ocean liners, the RMS Lusitania in 1907 and RMS Aquitania in 1914.

Compañía Transatlántica Española

During the 1898 Spanish–American War, 21 CTE ocean liners were used by the Spanish Navy as auxiliary vessels in order to assist in the war effort.

Empress of China

RMS Empress of China, three Canadian Pacific Steamships ocean liners, one from 1891 to 1912, the other two briefly named Empress of China in 1921

Exclusive First Editions

Gilbow was also chosen as the brand under which a series of White Star Line ocean liners were produced, the models were issued between 1998 & 2000 and depicted the Titanic, Britannic and Olympic liners in various guises, these models no doubt came about because of the huge success of the Titanic Hollywood movie released in the late 1990s.

Harry Escombe

The transformation of the port of Durban into a harbour available for ocean liners was as a result of his and Cathcart William Methven's work.

Imperator-class ocean liner

The Imperator class ocean liners were a series of three ocean liners designed for the Hamburg America Line, commonly known as HAPAG.

Kiki Djan

By the age of 18 Djan had made more than a million dollars, "had hung out with Elton John and Mick Jagger, played for Britain's queen and cruised on champagne-drenched luxury ocean-liners to island-hop in the Caribbean".

SS Servia

Launched on 1 March 1881, Servia was the first of Cunard's new breed of ocean liners.

VI-Spring

By 1914 these beds were found in luxurious hotels, clubs and ocean liners, including The Queen Mary & The Titanic.