EXPRESS LINER

This blog is dedicated to the former queens of the high seas. All content credited to their original owners. Sister blog to copper-crowned.tumblr.com

[ocean-liners]

RMS Caronia in New York City

[ocean-liners]

Color photo of the SS Australis, formerly the SS America.

[ocean-liners]

Color photos of White Star Line's MV Britannic

[ocean-liners]

The SS Cap Arcona and SS Wilhelm Gustloff. Probably the two worst maritime disasters in World War II, but no one ever talks about them. Here they are docked side by side.

[ocean-liners]

Day vs Night

[postingcards]

ship portraits by frank h. mason for cunard postcards ca. 1920s-30s

[mea-gloria-fides]

[ivx2810-deactivated20250712]

Ever wanted to see genuine coloured images of your favourite ocean liners?

BOOM

Let me reiterate that these aren't black and white photos that were colourised by someone. They were actually taken in colour. The Olympic one is with a coloured photo technique patented in 1903 called "autochrome", and to be honest I'm not sure about the Mauretania (feat. olympic) one. But still. COOL

[lonestarbattleship]

HMT Olympic arriving at New York still wearing her Dazzle paint scheme, circa 1916-1917.

National Archives Washington DC

[lonestarbattleship]

RMS Olympic arrives in New York on her maiden voyage.

Note: the paint peeling off at her water line. She encountered a storm during her voyage.

Like hitting a curb, Olympic catches the corner of the pier as tugboats maneuver her into her berth, leaving behind a long scrape near her water line.

View from the pier as onlookers and families greet the largest ship in the world to New York City.

Photographed on June 21, 1911.

Bain News Service

Library of Congress: LC-B2- 2218-1, LC-B2- 2218-16, LC-B2- 2218-5, LC-B2- 2218-2, LC-B2- 2212-16, LC-B2- 2218-8, LC-B2- 2390-6, LC-B2- 2390-8

[postingcards]

the normandie leaving le havre real photo postcard ca. 1930s

[rmsfranconia]

OTD 112 years ago:

Titanic left her home for the very last time. She was headed for New York

This photo is believed to be one of if not the last photo taken of the Titanic.

[lonestarbattleship]

"Three ships who have contributed much to the history of the sea are seen together at adjoining berths in the Hudson River at New York City, U.S.A., on Nov. 9, 1945. They are left to right: RMS Queen Mary, holder of the Blue Riband of the Atlantic; the USS MISSOURI (BB-63), on whose quarterdeck the Japanese surrender was signed and USS EUROPA (AP-177), former German luxury liner and onetime holder of the Atlantic record now being used as an American troopship."

Date: November 9, 1945

Shared by David Ho.

AP PHOTO: link

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Spectators turned out to see the luxury French ocean liner Normandie, June 4, 1935. The liner had completed her maiden voyage and record run across the Atlantic (4.14 days, the fastest ever) the day before.

Photo: Associated Press

[malousum]

Le France

[mea-gloria-fides]

[mea-gloria-fides]