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- 14th October 1942 – Canadian ferry Caribou sunk, 137 lost
- 14th September 1940 – CGT’s Flandre lost to a mine
- 15th September 1899 – Oceanic maiden arrival at New York
- 24th July 1940 – Meknes sunk with around 400 lost
- 19th July 1918 – Justicia torpedoed, sinks next day
- 17th July 1918 – Cunard’s Carpathia torpedoed, sunk
- 14th July 1941 – Georgic bombed out at Suez
- 30th June 1900 – major fire at Hoboken Piers
- 29th June 1944 – Toyama Maru sinks, up to 5,400 lost
- 20th June 1934 – Dresden
(ex-White Star’s Zeppelin) sunk - 12th June 1929 – world’s first airmail delivery to Leviathan
- 11th June 1930 – Empress of Britain launched at Glasgow
- 10th June 1913 – Imperator finally sails for New York
- 3rd June 1916 – BI’s
Golconda sunk - 30th May 1918 – Cunard’s Ausonia sunk
- 30th May 1914 – Aquitania leaves on maiden voyage
- 28th May 1911 – Olympic prepares for sea trials
- 27th May 1936 – maiden departure for Queen Mary
- 24th May 1941 – 1,300 troops lost as Conte Rosso sunk
- 21st May 1940 – hospital ship Maid of Kent bombed, sunk
- 13th May 1921 – CPR buys
the Empress of Scotland - 11th May 1918 – 605 lost
on troopship Sant’ Anna - 10th May 1922 – Majestic
sails on maiden voyage - 10th May 1934 – Cunard and White Star finally merge
- 8th May 1907 – White Star’s Adriatic’s maiden voyage
- 8th May 1916 – White Star’s Cymric torpedoed and sunk
- Cruise ship Disney Wonder transits Panama Canal
- 6th May 1941
– HMS Camito torpedoed - 5th May 1919 – US Navy commissions USS Imperator
- 5th May 1935 – trials begin for CGT’s Normandie
- 4th May 1938 – CGT’s
Lafayette catches fire - 4th May 1897, launch of Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
- 30th April 1881 – White Star’s Asiatic launched at Belfast
- 28th April 1918 – PSN’s
Oronsa torpedoed - 28th April 1917 – ex-Royal yacht Medina sunk
- 27th April 1941 – 983 die
in SS Slamat disaster - 19th April 1939 – Paris fire traps Normandie in dock
- 18th April 1942 – another fire breaks out on Normandie
- 17th April 1917 – hospital ship Lanfranc torpedoed
- 16th April 1873 –
Belgic’s maiden voyage - 15th April 1917 –
Cameronia sunk - 15th April 1917 –
Arcadian sunk - 13th April 1877 –
Germanic regains record - 6th April 1941 – the
two Queens meet - 4th April 1901 –
Celtic launched - 3rd April 1913 –
Vaterland launched - 3rd April 1934 – work restarts on Hull 534
- 3rd April 1912 –
Titanic at Southampton - 2nd April 1890 –
Majestic’s maiden voyage - 2nd April 1912 –
Titanic undergoes trials - 1st April 1902 – keel laid for Kaiser Wilhelm II
- 1st April 1913, Empress of Russia sails for Vancouver
- 31st March 1909 –
Titanic’s keel laid - 28th March 1922 –
Bismarck leaves builders - Marpubs at the 2017 British Titanic Society’s sales day
- 25th March 1929 –
Europa catches fire - 24th March 1936 –
Queen Mary leaves Clyde - 23rd March 1943 –
Windsor Castle sunk - 22nd March 1924 – Olympic in New York collision
- 21st March 1938 – Berengaria withdrawn from service
- 20th March 1917 –
HMHS Asturias torpedoed - 19th March 1914 – Imperator loses its eagle figurehead
- 17th March 1907 –
Suevic runs aground - 15th March 1937 – Plymouth
greets Queen Mary - 14th March 1941 – British sink Italian hospital ship Po
- 13th March 1943 –
Empress of Canada sunk - 11th March 1915 –
Bayano sunk, 196 lost - Olympic becomes
HM Transport 2810 - 9th March 1945, Hamburg bombing raid hits Robert Ley
- 8th March 1942 – 5 ships sunk in Convoy SL67
- 8th March 1917 – Storstad sunk by U-boat
- 5th March 1916 – Spanish tragedy in South Atlantic
- 5th March 1936 – Edward VIII visits Queen Mary
- 2nd March 1940 –
Queen Elizabeth to USA - 2nd March 1871 –
Oceanic’s maiden voyage - 1st March 1913 – Captain Rostron receives medal
- 28th February 1885 –
Gaelic launched at Belfast - P&O’s Pacific Dawn in drydock for refit
- 26th February 1914 –
Britannic launched - 25th February 1917 – silver cargo lost as Laconia sunk
- 24th February 1912 – Olympic loses propeller blade
- 23rd February 1916 –
Olympic and U35 - Normandie’s waiters train before maiden crossing
- 21st February 1917 –
SS Mendi and 700 lost - 20th February 1944 –
Hydro sunk in Norway - 19th February 1942 – Zealandia sunk in Darwin
- 18th February 1942 – US troops join Queen Mary
- Gairsoppa gives up bullion
70 years after sinking - 17th February 1917 –
SS Athos sunk, 754 lost - 16th February 1899 –
Runic handed over - 15th February 1917 –
Celtic hits mine - 14th February 1938 –
Leviathan arrives at breakers - 13th February 1899 – iced-up Germanic sinks in New York
- Nomadic launched at Belfast, 11th February 1891
- 11th February 1898 –
Cymric’s maiden voyage - 10th February 1946 – Queen Mary and Operation Diaper
- 9th February 1942 –
Normandie catches fire - 8th February 1950 – keel laid for SS United States
- 5th February 1938 –
Normandie heads to Rio! - 4th February 1918 –
Cunard’s Aurania sunk - 3rd February 1943 –
The Four Chaplains - 2nd February 1899 – Afric handed over to White Star
- 1st February 1872 – White Star’s Republic maiden voyage
- 31st January 1903 – White Star’s Cedric handed over
- 30th January 1918 – Minnetonka sunk off Malta
- 1919 – New York’s Home Guard returns on Leviathan
- Astonishing $1.44 BILLION loss for China’s Cosco
- 27th January 1918 – Cunard’s Andania torpedoed and sunk
- Russian Ministry to create cruises to Crimea
- 26th January 1940 –
Durham Castle sunk by mine - Empress of Canada catches fire and sinks at Liverpool
- 25th January 1917 –
Laurentic sunk, 354 lost - 24th January 1934 –
Aquitania goes aground - 23rd January 1920 – Mount Vernon sails to Vladivostock
- 23rd January 1909 –
Republic and Florida collide - 21st January 1938 – Leviathan due to sail for scrapping
- Carnival Corp. order
two more cruise ships - 19th January 1889 –
Teutonic launched at Belfast - 18th January 1908 –
Suevic returns to service - 17th January 1923 – Olympic’s captain rushed to hospital
- 16th January 1903 –
Ionic’s maiden voyage - 16th January 1942 –
Llangibby Castle torpedoed - Olympic to be scrapped as White Star purge continues
- 14th January 1915 –
Highland Brae sunk - 14th January 1899 –
Oceanic launched - 13th January and
fires on Normandie - 13th January 1915 –
HMS Viknor lost at sea - 12th January 1917 –
Olympic refit at Belfast - 12th January 1894 –
Cevic’s maiden voyage - 11th January 1917 –
HMS Ben-My-Chree sunk - 10th January 1883 – White Star’s Ionic launched
- 7th January 1873: Gaelic handed over to White Star
- 7th January 1837:
Thomas H. Ismay born - 6th January – wartime shipping losses
- 5th January – wartime shipping losses
- White Star’s Delphic (I) launched 5th January 1897
- 4th January – wartime shipping losses
- 3rd January – wartime shipping losses
- White Star’s Belgic (II) enters service 3rd January 1885
- Shipping losses on
2nd January 1941 - STX France – Fincantieri currently only bidder
- 1st January 1942 Normandie transferred to US Registry
- Cunard’s Ivernia torpedoed and lost 1st January 1917
- 31st December 1949:
White Star name disappears - Search for lost QM2 passenger called off
- 28 December 1893: Gothic sails on maiden voyage
- 28 December 1914 White Star in Australian convoy
- Cargo ship wrecked after grounding in Greece
- Port Everglades to deepen and widen access channels
- 27th December 1930 –
Queen Mary’s keel is laid - White Star’s Oceanic I sets new Pacific record
- Fathom’s Adonia adds six more Cuba cruises
- Calgaric arrives at scrappers 25 December 1934
- MSC Cruises order two new ships from STX France
- White Star’s Britannic gains second Atlantic record
- Containers lost at sea –
and typical result - MSC set to take over Hanjin’s Long Beach terminal
- Deteriorating scrap values for containerships
- Troubles for Maersk continue to deteriorate
- More cruise lines get approval from Cuba
- Large floating drydock arrives at San Diego
- Carnival reports
strong Q4 for 2016 - Maersk announces new strategy to split business
- Cruise Association “industry is seeing steady growth”
- Panama Canal announces series of milestones
- Rickmers misses interest payment and scraps ship
- A New York harbour
pilot’s all-weather job - P&O ferry crew fail
random drug tests - Bulk carrier abandoned
off Cape Town - $40 million dumping fine
for Princess Cruises - Brahe (ex-USS PCE-830) sold to become museum ship
- Hamburg-Süd sold to Maersk
- Purser’s Locker celebrates Queen Mary
- Russian cargo ship goes aground off Istanbul
- New cruise line for
St Lawrence river - Ex-US presidential yacht Sequoia sold
- New polar expedition cruise ship
- Viking Line order new cruise ship
- Celebrity Edge
- Category: World War II service
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