a passion sparked by a grade-school assignment about the British passenger liner Lusitania that broke transatlantic speed records before her 1915 sinking by a German U-boat. One book led to another: ...
The Shipwreck Treasure Museum in Cornwall, England, is selling its collection, which includes items connected to nearly 150 ...
This even thrust, coupled with the fine entrance lines of the ship and her great momentum, enabled the "Lusitania" to maintain a remarkably even and high rate of speed against the biggest seas ...
I consulted with a few professionals who told me I needed a boat low enough to fit under the bridges of France but powerful enough to cope with the Mediterranean Sea. At last, I dipped into my ...
The Pelican Boat Intruder 12 comes equipped with four vertical rod holders, which can be used for both trolling and multi-rod fishing. This jon boat has four bench seats, oarlock receptacles ...
That ship would end up sending warning messages ... Marconi decided to head to the United States from Ireland three days earlier on the Lusitania, because he trusted their stenographer more ...
Those who don’t venture forth on Halloween can peruse artifacts from over 150 wrecks up for auction during the Charlestown Shipwreck Treasure Museum Sale on Nov. 6, Nov. 7 and Nov. 8 in Penzance, ...
Near the end of WWI Germany, was still putting new submarines into the Atlantic. A U-boat called the SM UC-97 was ...
The Titanic sank in the early hours of April 14, 1912, after months of being declared the "unsinkable ship." The maritime disaster took the lives of approximately 1,500 people who either sank with ...