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Historic Ocean Liners

Vintage black-and-white images of historic ocean liners, showcasing their grandeur and significance in maritime history during the early to mid-20th century.

Vintage photograph. Cunard White Star Line RMS Queen Mary
Vintage photograph. Cunard White Star Line RMS Queen Mary
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New York, New York    c  1924The Hudson Navigation Company's ship, the Fort Orange, prepares to leave the Canal Street dock in New York and depart for Albany.
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The steam yacht 'Sirocco II', 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.
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Low angle view of a cruise ship at a harbor, RMS Queen Elizabeth II
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RMS Titanic During Fitting Out, 01/01/1912. White Liner, built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast, nearing completion. The steamship sank April 15th 1912 off the coast of New Foundland after striking an iceberg with the loss of 1,635 passengers and crew.
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THE S.S. 'CHESHIRE,' THE NEW STEAMER FOR RANGOON AND BURMA DIRECT
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Merchant steamer and passenger liner passing close by in the narrow Brambles Channel, off Southampton.     Date: 1932
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Photograph of the two huge liners 'Queen Mary', in the foreground, and 'Queen Elizabeth', at top right.  The 'Queen Elizabeth' was setting off on her regular service between Southampton and New York, whilst the 'Queen Mary' was entering Southampton to be readied for her next passage across the Atlantic.     Date: 1947
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LUSITANIA - arriving in New York City; close-up of starboard side at dock; crowd Broad category or subject: Ships.on dock, Photo Bain Coll.
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Front cover of 'Weekly Illustrated Magazine' showing Queen Mary Ocean liner docked at Southampton, England, built by John Brown & Company Scotland. Now permanently moored at Long Beach, California, USA.     Date: 1936
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Maiden Voyage of the Queen Mary New York Harbor USA 1936
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LUSITANIA
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Passenger ship "Wilhelm Gustloff" of the National Socialist Organization by Joy (KDF). (1937/1938; Blohm and Voss / dropped on 30.1.1945)
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Photograph of the launch of the Titanic, prior to being fitted out. Belfast. Dated 1911
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Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. oil tanker MS "Mijdrecht". 1943. Britain
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A photograph showing the Titanic leaving Southampton on its fateful maiden voyage.  20th April 1912
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RMS Majestic. Photographic postcard of the RMS Majestic sailing on the open sea. The luxury liner was 957 feet (292 metres) long boasted a capacity of 4,100 passengers. Location unknown, circa 1925.
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The King's Jubilee Review Of The Fleet At Spithead - The Royal Yacht "Victoria And Albert" with the King and Royal Princess on board, passing through the lines of ships, during the great, Jubilee review of the fleet at Spithead today, July 16.The King made his Jubilee Review of the World's greatest fleet today, July 16, at Spithead. The combined fleets were anchored in majestic precision in a five-mile stretch of the Solent, through which His Majesty passed in the Royal yacht "Victoria And Albert" during his inspection of the might gathering. July 16, 1935. (Photo by The Associated Press Photo Ltd.).
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Vintage Photograph. Oil tanker on the Detroit River taken from Ambassador Bridge.
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History of navigation. 19th century. Comus Class Corvette (1878). Royal Navy steel corvette. Launching ceremony at the Fairfield shipyard in Govan (Scotland). Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1878.
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Passenger ship "Cap Norte
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President Cleveland Starts Maiden Voyage -- Carrying a capacity passenger list of 550 persons, the SS President Cleveland, new luxury liner, is backed form dock here today to start her maiden voyage. She will call at Honolulu, Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Yokohama before returning her Feb. 9. The new ship is a 23,500-ton liner and was built on the West Coast. December 27, 1947. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).
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Launch of the Andrea Doria battleship in La Spezia, March 30, 1913, Italy, photograph by Q Bagnara, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XL, No 14, April 6, 1913.
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Lusitania
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The Good Neighbor liners Argentina and Brazil, operated by Moore-McCormack Lines, sailing from New York to the East Coast of South America , Ships, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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MONGOLIA
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Norway. Mountains. High-sea passenger steamer "Victoria Luise" when leaving. In the background probably the district Nordnes
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S.S. Willochra, by John Dickie, John Dickie.
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Cruise ship "Reliance
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USA, New York City, Tug Henry Steers
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Ferry M/S Trelleborg
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S. S. Normandie , Ocean liners, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States
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RMS 'Titanic' and lifeboats, 1912, (1935). Creator: Unknown.
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Side-wheel steamer that operated between Sacramento and San Francisco from 1860 to 1875, USA, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th cent...
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The first shipment of coal arriving from the United States on board the Humanitas ship, August 27, 1947, Genoa port, Italy, 20th century.
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Photograph of the French luxury liner, 'Normandie', leaving Le Havre on her maiden voyage.  When she arrived in New York, 4 days and three hours later, she had captured the Blue Riband quite easily, breaking all Atlantic records in the process.     Date: 1935
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The steam yacht 'Sirocco II', 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.
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The burnt-out cruise liner Morro Castle lies crippled on a New Jersey beach. More than 100 died in the tragedy that became one of the great mysteries of the sea. February 04, 1935. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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Train Ferry Malmöhus
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Postal ship, postal shipping from Europe to New York, unloading of mail bags in port  /  Postschiff, Postschiffahrt von Europa nach New York, Ausladeung der Briefsäcke im Hafen, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.
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Model of the train ferry on the Trelleborg route - Sassnitz.
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Photographic print of a new US Warship with an aircraft carrier. Dated 20th Century
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RAISE THE TITANIC (1980), directed by JERRY JAMESON.
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VATERLAND -- Hoboken, 12/11/14
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T. s. s. Olympia, General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd of Greece, Greek line , Passenger ships. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection
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1930s THE RMS QUEEN MARY LUXURY OCEAN LINER ON MAIDEN VOYAGE MAY 27 1936 ANCHORED UPON ARRIVAL JUNE 1 1936 NEW YORK CITY USA
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Entrance too Chicago Harbor at Night, circa 1908
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1990s USS OLYMPIA ADMIRAL DEWEY'S FLAGSHIP DURING THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR AND BATTLE OF MANILA IN 1898 PHILADELPHIA PA USA
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Titanic in the ice floe. An illustration showing how Titanic encountered the iceberg stream from Greenland. The diagram, which was drawn from telegraphic descriptions, shows the position of the Titanic and the surrounding vessels. Titanic was built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast Ireland during 1910 - 1911, and sank on 15th April, 1912, after striking an iceberg off the coast of New Foundland during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York, USA, with the loss of 1,522 passengers and
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The steam ferry S/S Malmö.
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A photograph of the launch of the Titanic at Belfast.     Date: 7th June 1911
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Luxusdampfer "Cap Arcona
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British transport ship carrying British troops to Siberia during World War One. This image, numbered 50,281 in the Signal Corps collection, was taken by photographer Reco Takem in 1918. The ship symbolizes the involvement of British forces in this theater of the war. Note that the ship's identification is 850281.
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'The White Star Liner "Majestic", . Creator: Unknown.
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This Ship Burned Itself Out -- The Elder Dempster cargo steamer Fulani (6539 tons) was left to burn itself out on the quay at Liverpool, where it was burning for two or three days. After thousands of gallons of water had been pumped into the vessel to quell a fire which broke out in the hold firemen were told to stop because the ship looked like capsizing. June 22nd, 1950. July 18, 1950. (Photo by Paul Popper Ltd.).
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VICTORIA LUISE
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RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic. RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic, 03/02/1912. Two White Star Liners, both built by Harland & Wolff, in Belfast seen together for the last time. RMS Titanic left Southampton and Cherbourg on her maiden voyage to New York on April 10th, 1912. The steamship sank on April 15th 1912 off the coast of New Foundland after striking an iceberg during first trip with the loss of 1,635 passengers and crew. (Photo by Titanic Images/Universal Images Group)
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Sinking of the American liner 'Lusitania' after being struck by a torpedo from a German submarine, 7 May 1915. A number of passengers drowned. Germans claimed she was carrying munitions.
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Anefo photo collection. Ms. Orange leaves for 2 cruises. July 21, 1960
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Launch of the Cunard ocean liner `Queen Mary`, 1934 (1935).  Artist: Unknown.
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Commercial Queen Elizabeth cruise ship steamship New York Harbor
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Colored skiolet icon with motifs of unknown ship on the sea.
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R.M.S. "Queen Mary" Cunard Line, Ltd.. 1937. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. Rare Book Division
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Beaching The Burning Morro Castle - An exceptional air view of the burning ward liner Morro Castle as it was beached at Asbury Park, M.J., the morning of September 9 after catching fire September 8 and being towed to shore by a United States Coast Guard cutter. It was estimated that more than 200 of the passengers lost their lives in one of the worst maritime disasters on record. September 09, 1934. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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Elsevier photo collection. S.S. "Johan van Oldenbarnevelt" in the North Sea canal?. September 1932
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Anefo photo collection. Departure Snellus to New Guinea. February 19, 1952. New Guinea
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American Line -- ST. PAUL
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McCLELLAN at Galveston
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Fort with a view ... Mrs. Dow takes in the washing as the traffic floats through her backyard.Almost a year after moving into the most spectacular home in Sydney, the Dow family is still there - despite the drawbacks that come with the real estate.This is not your average family home. Norm Dow, his wife Julie and their four sons knew this when they moved into Fort Dension, or Pinchgut, last May. March 18, 1937. (Photo by Paul Matthews/Fairfax Media)
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R.M.S. "Queen Mary" Cunard Line, ltd.. 1958. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. Rare Book Division
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Engineering Wonders, 1927: Floating Dock, Britain, 1824.
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Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Dutch merchant fleet. M.S. "Alcinous". undated. Britain
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Yacht-warrior
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Titanic überquert den Atlantik Titanic überquert den Atlantik Copyright: xZoonar.com/Dr.xNorbertxLangex 14150256
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1930s THE RMS QUEEN MARY LUXURY OCEAN LINER ON MAIDEN VOYAGE MAY 27 1936 WELCOMED UPON ARRIVAL JUNE 1 1936 NEW YORK CITY USA
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Some of New Zealand Christmas mail for England, to go by flying-boat. being landed from the Awatea in Watson's Bay to-day. The mail comprised 99 hags weighing two tons, and the transfer from liner to mail lender was completed in a few minutes. The Awatea raced through a  Tasman gale. February 01, 1939.
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Yacht off the coast of Monte-Carlo, the Principality of Monaco, Western Europe on the Mediterranean Sea
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With all the difficulties and dangers of her journey down the Clyde behind her, the 'Queen Mary' enters for the firts time open sea which she was built for.     Date: 1936
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A New York Steamer docking at Hamilton, Bermuda     Date: circa 1910s
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GEO. WASHINGTON
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RMS Lusitania, Cunard Line, built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Scotland. Left Liverpool 7 September 1907 on her maiden voyage to New York, sunk by German U-boat 7 March 1915 with loss of 1,198 lives. Tug, Colour, Postcard
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Passengership "Ubena" (1928, Blohm and Voss) of the German East Africa line (DOAL). View in front of a coast
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2000s SS UNITED STATES TRANSATLANTIC PASSENGER SHIP DOCKED IN PHILADELPHIA PA USA
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1960s SS AMERICA SAILING DOWN NEW YORK HARBOR ON WAY TO EUROPE TRANS-ATLANTIC CROSSING WWII TROOP SHIP USS WEST POINT
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Cunard MV Britannic cruise ship     Date: 1930
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Model of the train ferry King Gustaf V.
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Titanic Museum Attraction in Branson, Missouri Titanic Museum Attraction in Branson, Missouri Copyright: xZoonar.com/RituxJethanix 21465472
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Big sign on "neutral" Dutch ship PRINCE WILLEM V AMSTERDAM"
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New York, New York:  June 28, 1927 Crowds at the pier of the French Line in New York City cheering the arrival of the new French Liner Ile de France upon completion of the first half of her maiden voyage. It is the largest passenger ship built after the war.
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Leck, Bart van der (1876-1958) © Museum of Modern Art, New York Poster 75,9x111,8 Poster and Graphic design  Batavier-Line, Rotterdam-London (Poster)
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USSR - CIRCA 1981: postage stamp shows russian icebreaker Malygin", circa 1981
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USSR - CIRCA 1977: postage stamp shows russian icebreaker "Amguema", circa 1977
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Advertising that Osram lamps were fitted upon the 'Queen Mary' Ocean Liner.     Date: 1936
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