Record-Setting Ocean Liner, a Titan of Its Time, Begins Its Final Voyage
The ocean liner that ferried four presidents across the Atlantic Ocean and captured the world's imagination in the mid-20th ...
Legendary, long-neglected SS United States begins final voyage
A storied ocean liner that offered passengers regal elegance while setting trans-Atlantic speed records for decades began its ...
British Gas owner hikes investor payouts despite 70,000 customers ditching the energy giant
British Gas owner Centrica saw earnings in its household energy arm more than halve last year, as it lost cost of living ...
How Philly reacted to the SS United States when it arrived in town
That difference in opinion has been present since the day the ship arrived in Philadelphia in July 1996. Here is how The ...
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How Britain’s Secret Decoy Ships Outfoxed German U-Boats During World War I
Divers recently discovered the wreck of a German submarine and the Royal Navy Q-ship that sank it in February 1917 ...
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The Liberty Ships and the Beginning of Greece’s Maritime Rule
The mass-produced Liberty ships that played a significant role in WWII eventually helped Greece become the world's leading ...
Labour faces a growing backlash from the left for preventing illegal immigrants gaining British citizenship
The Home Office has quietly introduced new rules that mean anyone now applying to become a UK citizen will 'normally be ...
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Did the Convoy System Save Britain in World War I?
At the beginning of World War I, Britain relied on imports, carried by merchant ships sailing alone, and easy targets for ...
How the U.S. planned to annex Canada if victorious in a larger war with Britain
However, War Plan Red, one of several colour-coded war plans devised by U.S. military strategists after the First World War, didn’t identify Canada as a threat. The Yankees’ crosshairs were aimed at ...
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Come along on a tour of Mass Maritime's new training ship
Someday, many of them will be civilian officers on commercial shipping vessels or military supply ships. But today, they’re unpacking ... vehicles can come on board. It’s a big, open space ...
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Super Bowl 2005 was 20 years ago. Jacksonville a long shot to land another | Gene Frenette
Literally, Jacksonville’s ship came in during an NFL owners meeting ... “The first time they presented the cruise ships concept to an NFL committee in 1999, there were doubters. “ ...