passenger liner
91Arthur Rostron — Captain Sir Arthur Henry Rostron, KBE, RD, RNR (14 May 1869 – 4 November, 1940) was a captain for the Cunard Line and was the master of the ocean liner RMS Carpathia when it rescued the survivors of the RMS Titanic which sank on 15 April 1912… …
92Gibbs, William Francis — born Aug. 24, 1886, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. died Sept. 6, 1967, New York, N.Y. U.S. naval architect. He initially studied law but turned to naval architecture, studying for a year in seclusion, and with his brother Frederick H. Gibbs designed a… …
93MV Monte Cervantes — For the historic passenger liner of that name, see Monte Cervantes. Monte Cervantes leaving port of Rio Grande, Brazil Career (Germany) …
94titanic — titanic1 /tuy tan ik, ti /, adj. Chem. of or containing titanium, esp. in the tetravalent state. [1820 30; TITAN(IUM) + IC] titanic2 titanically, adv. /tuy tan ik/, adj. 1. (cap.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Titans …
95MS Kungsholm (1953) — MS Kungsholm was a combined ocean liner / cruise ship built in 1953 by the De Schelde shipyard in Vlissingen, The Netherlands for the Swedish American Line. Between 1965 and 1981 she sailed for the North German Lloyd and their successor Hapag… …
96Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding — (NGS), formerly called Northrop Grumman Newport News (NGNN) or Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company (NNS DD or simply NNS), was the largest privately owned shipyard in the United States prior to being purchased by Northrop Grumman in… …
97USS St. Louis (1894) — USS St. Louis , a transatlantic passenger liner built by the William Cramp Sons Building Engine Company, Philadelphia, Pa., was launched on 12 November 1894; sponsored by Mrs. Grover Cleveland, wife of the President of the United States; and… …
98RMS Oceanic (1870) — RMS Oceanic was the White Star Line s first liner and an important turning point in passenger liner design.She was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, and was launched on 27 August 1870, arriving in Liverpool for her maiden voyage on 26… …
99Wigham Richardson — The Wigham Richardson shipbuilding company was named after its founder, John Wigham Richardson (1837 1908), the son of Edward Richardson, a tanner from Newcastle upon Tyne, and Jane Wigham from Edinburgh.It was set up with less than £5,000, given …
100Lake freighter — Lake freighters, or Lakers, are cargo vessels that ply the Great Lakes. The most well known is the SS Edmund Fitzgerald , the latest major vessel to be wrecked on the Lakes. These vessels are traditionally called boats, not ships. In the mid 20th …
