Book Review: Cracks Beneath the Surface by Laura McCrum
Historical fiction has the power to breathe life into forgotten voices, giving depth and humanity to those history remembers in passing. Cracks Beneath the Surface […]
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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 […]
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 […]