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Silk postcard, HMS Olympic, giving the liner's measurements
RMS Victorian - Allan Line - Route to Canada. Date: 1910
Pleasure routes across the AtlanticPleasure routes in the wake of Columbus - mapped in the manner of the old cartographers: ocean cruises to the Caribbean and the romantic islands of the West Indies, once the haunt of the buccaneers
Colonel de Basil & dancers arrives in England on NormandieColonel (Wassily) de Basil, Russian ballet impresario, pictured on board the ocean liner, Normandie, with dancers in his company including, from left, David Lichine, Irina Baronova, Colonel de Basil
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, swimming poolThe swimming pool for Cabin Class passengers on the Queen Mary Date: 1936
Queen Mary ocean liner: Steering-wheels; crows nestThe first example of complete steering-gear duplication; and the first crows nest provided with warmth (besides improved shelter) for the look-out men. Date: 1936
Blue Star Line advertisementAdvertisement for the Blue Star Line and its luxury passenger service to London and South America, the last word in ocean travel. Date: 1928
Cross-section of the Liner Mauretania by G. H. DavisA cross-section of the Cunard Liner " Mauretania", after its refit. At the time, the liner held the Atlantic speed record, with an average speed of 26.25 knots
The RMS Lusitania, British ocean liner in port
Bruce Ismay giving evidence during the Titanic InquiryThe Chairman of the White Star Line, Joseph Bruce Ismay, giving evidence before Lord Mersey at the inquiry into the Titanic disaster
Canada by the Cunard Line posterAdvertising poster for the Cunard Line shipping company encouraging people, particularly emigrants, to travel to Canada via their ships
The Shipbuilder, Souvenir NumberFront cover of a Souvenir Number of The Shipbuilder industry journal, focusing on the White Star Line triple-screw cruise liners, Olympic and Titanic
Cunard Line to New YorkPoster advertising the Cunard Line service to New York and the Continent via Fishguard in Wales, featuring a passenger liner
Advertisement for the Arandora Star cruise shipAdvertisement for the Arandora Star from the Blue Star Line, the worlds finest cruising steamer. In 1940, the ship was requisitioned to transport interned enemy aliens from the UK to Canada
A Monster of the Ocean Speedway - ocean linerAn ocean liner being manoeuvred in port by tug boats. Accompanies an article about the rivalry to make the fastest Atlantic crossing by various ocean liners during the 1930s
Vancouver, Canada - The HarbourVancouver, British Columbia, Western Canada - The Harbour, with ocean liners moored. Date: circa 1920
Winter cruise fashions for 1937Fashions for cruising from Bradleys department store of Chepstow Place, London. In the centre is a dress of slub linen. The skirt is cut on trouser lines
The Christmas Sunshine Cruise by Lewis BaumerVignettes by Lewis Baumer in The Tatler showing various types on board during a Christmas sunshine cruise, an increasingly popular pursuit during the 1930s. Date: 1937
Matita outfits for cruising, 1933A marine blue cruising outfit made in Linita fabric with a clever arrangement at the back, the scheme being completed with a blue scarf and white coat. It really does represent the acme of smartness
RMS Kenilworth Castle, people playing deck gamesRMS Kenilworth Castle, Union Castle Line -- people playing deck games on their way back from a trip to Madeira. Date: 1930s
Advertisement, Union Castle Line and Royal Mail Service, showing destinations including Madeira, Tenerife, St Helena and Africa, managed by Donald Currie & Co, Fenchurch Street, London
Shipbuilding at Belfast, Great Liners Approaching Completion - a view of two boats at the shipyard. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s
French radio broadcaster on Queen Mary on her maiden voyageA French radio announcer broadcasting from the promenade deck of the Queen Mary ocean liner on her maiden voyage in May 1936
Dining room of the Queen Mary on her maiden voyageAn animated scene in the dining-room of the Queen Mary at the start of her maiden voyage across the Atlantic in May 1936. Date: 1936
Shopping on board a cruise liner" Bond Street" aboard a liner: Shopping on the high seas. Womans chief diversion still available at sea: Customers at an R.M.S.P
Safe deposits for the valuables of passengers on Queen MaryThe unique provision of safe deposits for the valuables of passengers on board the Queen Mary ocean liner. The problem of protecting valuables at sea solved by providing a passengers strong room
Bathing pool on a cruise linerPassengers on board a cruise liner cool off in a bathing pool on deck. Date: 1933
Cocktail bar on board an ocean linerPassengers enjoy cocktails at the bar on board an ocean cruise liner in 1931. Date: 1932
Guests returning on board a cruise linerGuests returning to their ship after attending a dance on shore at Las Palmas where the Spanish Nautical Club had opened its hospital doors to tourists. Date: 1932
Dancing on board an ocean cruise linerPassengers on board an ocean cruise liner enjoy a spot of dancing, though they have to be mindful of the occasionally sloping deck. Date: 1932
Spar boxing contest on board the R. M. S. P. AtlantisOne of the combatants down in a spar boxing contest aboard the Blue Star Line cruiser Arandora Star. Date: 1931
Fun on the Ocean Wave - Deck and below-deck sportsAmusements on board a Union Castle ocean liner to South Africa, here illustrated with pictures of people in the gym, playing deck tennis, boxing, taking part in a tape cutting race
Golfers on board the BerengariaBoyer, Boomer and Horton Smith enjoy practising their golf swings on board the ocean liner the Berengaria. Presumably they ran out of balls at some point?! Date: 1931
Berengaria deck tennisPassengers play a form of tennis, played by hand with a rubber ring on board the ocean liner the Berengaria. Date: 1931
Blindfold boxing match on board the BerengariaA blindfold boxing match for the amusement of passengers on board the ocean liner, Berengaria in 1931. Life jackets are worn in case of fouls! Date: 1931
Boxing match on deck of the BerengariaA boxing bout to amuse the passengers on board the ocean liner, the Berengaria. Date: 1931
Racing with petits chevaux on deck of MauretaniaRacing with miniature wooden horses (with pari-mutuel betting) on the deck of the ocean liner, Mauretania. Date: 1931
Empress of Britain advertisement, 1931Advertisement for the ocean liner, Empress of Britain, emphasising the Canadian Pacific Lines ships speed and space to enjoy every type of amusement available on board. Date: 1931
Two Canadian Pacific cruise liners at terminus, Hong KongTwo Canadian Pacific cruise liners at the terminus in Hong Kong. On the left is the Empress of Australia, and on the right the Empress of Canada. Date: 1929
Find the Fault card No. 3 -- cruise ship. circa 1930s
Fleet Laid Up / Gen StrikeFishing trawlers and liners laid up at the Fleetwood docks, owing to shortage of coal due to the General Strike Date: 1926
The Queen Mary Cabin Lounge on the shipThe Queen Mary cabin lounge on the promenade deck. Date: 1936
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, playroom for childrenThe playroom for children of Cabin Class passengers ot the Queen Mary which includes, of course, a model of the ship itself ! Date: 1935
Advert for Bremen & Europa German ocean liners 1937German-built, SS Bremen and her slightly smaller sister ship SS Europa, later SS Libert鬠 were both high-speed steam cruises, traveling to New York, the continent and Far East. Date: 1937
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Burrard Inlet, showing the steamers Empress of Canada, Empress of Russia and Niagara. Date: 1929
Poster advertising Cunard cruises to USA and CanadaPoster advertising the Cunard service to the USA and Canada, offering sunshine cruises. Date: circa 1930s
Illustration in The Worlds Wonder Ships -- rudder of the Queen Elizabeth Cunard liner. It weighs 140 tons, equal to the tonnage of the Mayflower
Naval Shipyard, Invergordon, Ross-shireNaval Shipyard, Invergordon, near Alness, Ross-shire, Scotland. Liners Mess - World War One Date: 1918