#oceanliners — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #oceanliners, aggregated by home.social.
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Royal Mail Steam Packet Company RMS Amazon, 1906 - John Adams Postcard
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1912 Vinolia 'Otto' Toilet Soap.
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Come ride the new ship, Titanic.
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The ‘Queen Mary’s’ strange second life: From maritime jewel to paranormal attraction.
The ocean liner, once a symbol of British power that helped defeat Hitler, has become a favourite setting for horror films.
#QueenMary #Shipping #UK #Cunard #OceanLiners #Maritime #Cinema #History
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1910 Huskisson Dock With the Baltic & Campania Postcard
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1925 Cunard "The Connecting Link" Europe/America Travel Poster
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A new #painting:
“The Wave”
The captain informs us that due to slightly choppy seas the giant paddling men have been deployed, but there is no cause for alarm.
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Red Star Line SS Belgenland Postcard set.
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On the blog. Historic photo: dining saloon aboard the SS Great Eastern, 1859. This ship, by far the largest of her day, was a quantum leap forward in the history of ocean liners. In this fascinating photo you can see the main passengers' table set for dinner in lavish Victorian fashion. My article contains some interesting tidbits on the history of this ship.
#histodons #oceanliners #photography #victorian #ships
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Today on the blog. 108 years ago today, May 7, 1915, a German submarine torpedoed the British liner Lusitania, killing 1200 people. This monstrous act of war was actually the culmination of a deadly psychological poker game between Britain and Germany where the stakes were innocent lives. Here's how Germany's chutzpah collided with Britain's naïvete and led to disaster. #histodons #oceanliners #worldwar1 #todayinhistory https://www.gardenofmemory.net/sailing-toward-disaster-the-moral-gamble-surrounding-the-lusitania-sinking/
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Today on the blog. 54 years ago today, the Queen Elizabeth 2 went on her maiden voyage. She was created as the last word in modern ocean liner design, closing the door on the traditional Art Deco past. Just one problem: her décor was from 1969 and didn't age well! Within three years she was refitted, but in those early years she was the floating embodiment of the garish '60s. #histodons #ships #oceanliners #design #QE2
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More from the SS France, 1912. I've been looking for this photo for years. Identified in a caption as first class, this doesn't look luxurious enough to me to be a first class cabin aboard a cutting edge French luxury liner pre-WWI. Still, looks pretty nice. The photo has been heavily retouched. France was beautiful, but suffered from rolling and instability in heavy seas that made passengers sick. She was retired in 1935. #histodons #oceanliners #staterooms
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The Titanic was not the only ocean liner to debut on the Atlantic in the month of April 1912. The SS France sailed on her maiden voyage a week after the disaster. Also a 4-stack liner and designed as the last word in luxury, her interiors were Baroque in style (like this, the first class foyer) and she was known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic." She probably benefited from the Titanic disaster.
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As much carping as I've done today, I'd like to end the evening on a positive note. This is the first class dining saloon aboard the classic French Line ship SS Ile de France from 1927. One of the most beautiful rooms ever to grace the North Atlantic. Three decks high, revolutionary lighting, perfect meld of engineering and artisanry. The IdF was the first true Art Deco ocean liner and she struck the mold for so many more to come.
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Today is the 111th anniversary of the departure of the Titanic from Southampton. So, here is a photo of a stateroom from that ship, room B-56. A magnificent Edwardian era interior, quite luxurious for the time (1912). Note the silk wall coverings, carpet (probably green, I think), and simple but ornate matching chairs. This was part of a first class suit. Probably very comfortable, for the five days of the voyage. #staterooms #Titanic #histodons #oceanliners
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Let's do some #staterooms. This is a first class cabin aboard the MV Britannic, one of the last of the White Star ships. Not its original appearance, this is after the post-World War II remodel of the ship which originally appeared in 1930. This is about 1950. Horrendous colors! You can still see hints of the original early 1930s Art Deco style, which had clearly faded by this time.
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Here is a first class stateroom aboard the Italian liner SS Michelangelo, circa 1965. This was one of the last ships ever built with North Atlantic service primarily in mind. You can see this as an end point in passenger liner interior design. Honestly, doesn't look very comfortable, but I bet the Italian food on this ship was awesome! #histodons #staterooms #oceanliners
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First class stateroom aboard the Swedish liner MS Kungsholm, 1926. This is a rare color photo from the pre-WWII North Atlantic passenger liner era. Twin beds pushed together is very Scandinavian. Fresh flowers are a nice touch. This liner just barely predated the Art Deco craze, but still has a very clean, modernistic look in its décor. This would have been a nice ship to travel on in the mid-20s. #histodons #oceanliners #staterooms #ships
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So, my intro post has been boosted a lot the last few days and several have expressed interest in ship photos! So here's one. This is the first class lounge aboard the SS Europa, a German liner that debuted in 1930 (sister ship to Bremen). These ships announced the return of Germany to the North Atlantic passenger trade in a big way post-WWI. A beautiful ship with Art Deco styling. #histodons #ships #oceanliners
