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Jun 28, 2024 · Pier 54 was once a busy shipping center for passenger ships, including the RMS Lusitania and the RMS Titanic. Today, it is a dilapidated ruin with a tragic past and a proposed futuristic park.
4 days ago · Pier 54. The shoreline of Manhattan was the intended destination for the Titanic ‘s doomed Atlantic crossing. The ship, run by the White Star Line, set sail from England and headed toward Pier...
Jun 24, 2024 · The British White Star Line, which competed directly with Cunard, also had commissioned two giant liners. The Olympic of 1911, displacing 45,324 tons, was then the largest ship ever built. The Titanic of 1912 displaced 46,329 tons, so vast as to seem unsinkable.
3 days ago · The Cunard Building in NYC's Financial District has a unique interior, complete with high vaulted ceilings and ship-themed art to reflect the Cunard Steamship Line.
Jun 10, 2024 · A second ocean liner with the name Mauretania was launched in 1938 by the Cunard White Star Line. It made its maiden voyage the following year and, like its predecessor, was noted for its luxury and service.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Cunard-White Star Line’s QUEEN MARY (1936) One of the most revered ocean liners of all time, and one that is still with us today. Launched at John Brown & Co in Glasgow in 1934 by the newly formed Cunard-White Star Line, QUEEN MARY was the largest ship ever to pass 80,000 GRT.
Jun 27, 2024 · From 1872 to 1884, the speed record was held by the White Star, Inman and Guion lines - with ships featuring screw propulsion and compound engines. Cunard responded by buying the Guion Line's record-breaker SS Oregon in 1884.
