1921

The New York Herald, 29 April 1921 Original article digitized by the Library of Congress Retrieved from the Library of Congress' Chronicling America web site, http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/pages/ HELD TEMPORARY JOB FOR 50 YEARS --- Edwin Adams Sent to Shipping Post in 1871, Will...

In December 1921 the Olympic sailed threw a terrific storm with 120 mph winds that killed, injured, and also damaged the ship, smashing 30 windows, throwing furniture about, and soaking the cabins. If such a thing occurred today would any legal action take place against the captain or company...

The Times, 21 January 1921 FORTY-FOUR YEARS AT SEA --- Captain Ranson, O.B.E., commander of the White Star liner Adriatic, now homeward bound from New York, retires on arrival at Southampton after 44 years' service at sea. During the war he commanded the steamers Baltic and Adriatic...

The New York Times, 1 September 1921 Olympic Passenger Leaps Overboard After Bidding His Fiancee Farewell --- Family troubles in England and the fear of being detained and sent to Eills Island were believed to be the cause of Thomas Brassington of Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, jumping...

Does anyone have the schedule for the Aquitania in April and May of 1921? Sailing from England to New York. From where would it have departed? What day of the week would the ship leave? What day of the week would it arrive in New York? How many crossings were there a month? This is for...

On 16 September 1921, Arabic III made her first White Star arrival in New York, a port she had visited regularly in her previous incarnation as NDL's Berlin. This article appeared the following day. The New York Times, 17 September 1921 FORMER LLOYD LINER HERE --- Arabic, White Star...

According to an article I have from the 'Sea Breezes' magazine, February 1956 by J. Isherwood, Olympic crossed in 5 days 13 hours 10 minutes from Ambrose to Cherbourg at 22.53 knots in mid-1920, after her return to service and conversion to oil-firing. But this was not her fastest crossing...