Q&A with The Shipyard Blog
Today, I’m starting off a new blog series where I chat with some of my favorite maritime bloggers, creators, and ship enthusiasts. First up is […]
Month: June 2025
How Titanic Became a Queer Love Story Without Even Trying
When James Cameron’s Titanic hit theaters in December 1997, it wasn’t just a movie—it was an event. Audiences around the world fell for Leonardo DiCaprio, […]
Book Review: Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale by Nelson Aspen
Few tragedies have captured the world’s imagination quite like the sinking of RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912. More than a century after her ill-fated […]
Historic MV Astoria—the Former MS Stockholm—to Be Scrapped in Belgium
On June 17, 2025, MV Astoria—once MS Stockholm, infamous for her role in the Andrea Doria disaster—fetched €200,000 (about $230,000) at auction. The buyer, initially […]
The Lesbians: Three Ships with One Very Queer Name
“What’s in a name?” William Shakespeare famously posed this question in Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2. There’s power in a name—it becomes a […]
Historic MV Astoria Reportedly Auctioned Off for €200,000
It’s been reported that MV Astoria—the former MS Stockholm originally launched in 1946—was sold at auction for €200,000 (just under $230,000) yesterday. This is according […]
Book Review: The Sinking of the Leonardo da Vinci: A Novel by Deborah Jeanne Weitzman
Ocean liners have long carried a romantic allure, serving as classic settings for books and films like Titanic (1997) and An Affair to Remember (1957). […]
Unlucky: The SS Great Eastern
Seafarers have historically been very superstitious. To attract good luck, sailors often knock on wood or carry protective talismans. Whistling on board is traditionally believed […]
Book Review: Farnborough by Christopher C. Tubbs
History is full of stories of bravery at sea, but few are as daring—or as secretive—as the Royal Navy’s Q-ships during World War I. These […]
Infamous “Ship of Death” MV Astoria Set for Auction
A legendary ship’s long and infamous career may finally be coming to an end. Just over a week ago, news broke that MV Astoria is […]