Williams was a tennis player raised in Switzerland who was seeking academic and athletic opportunities in America, his talent ...

The correspondence provides a crucial glimpse into the immediate response to one of history's most infamous maritime wrecks.

More than a century after the Titanic's tragic sinking, the public's fascination with its history remains strong.

Violet Jessop, the "Queen of Shipwrecks," miraculously survived three maritime disasters, including the Titanic and Britannic ...

On June 12, 2009, the Science Museum of Minnesota will open the doors of Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, an exhibition that features a spectacular collection of more than 250 authentic artifacts ...

Both Titanic and Carpathia were Liverpool-registered ships and many of the officers and crew on both ships had strong Liverpool connections. Mr St Clair presented this lifejacket and two hole pins ...

A new study suggests that the Northern Lights may have disrupted the Titanic’s navigation and communications, possibly ...

The Esso Northumbria was the first in a series of Very Large Crude Carrier ships, built by Swan Hunter at Wallsend in 1969. At the time, she was the largest vessel to have been built in Britain.

The Titanic was one of the most famous ships in history. It was designed to be the biggest and most luxurious ocean liner of its time, but its tragic sinking in 1912 made it a story that still ...

a historic pocket watch purchased by three women as a gesture of thanks to the captain of the passenger ship R.M.S. Carpathia, who saved them along with 700 others when their luxury liner, the Titanic ...