Old Ocean Liners

The British liner Herefordshire, of the Bibby Line, is seen laying on the rocky coast of Cardigan Island, Wales, after breaking adrift from tugs which were taking her to the Clyde to be broken up; she was battered by waves, causing her to run aground. Her crew of four lashed themselves to a rope and escaped to the island, from which they were later rescued. March of 1934.

A crowd greets the White Star liner Homeric as she arrives in New York on the 11th of May, 1924.

Night shot of the SS Ile de France docked at Southampton during her first crossing after her postwar refit. 22nd of July, 1949.

1936 poster produced by the Southern Railways (SR), which owned Southampton Docks.

The scene shows the biggest liners at the time, the RMS Queen Mary and the SS Normandie, off spithead.

Artwork by Leslie Carr.

The P&O liner RMS Strathmore lying at anchor off Gourock in Scotland, after completing her sea trials. 16th of September, 1935.

Two Policemen on guard outside the German liner Europa.

The scene at Southampton, as the Cunard White Star liner Queen Mary is nosed by tugs out of the berth in the Ocean Dock before leaving for Halifax. On the quayside next to the Aquitania, workmen are busy repairing bomb damage. 28th of August, 1946.

The Orient liner Orcades departs Sydney on a new voyage to London. Circa 1937

The cruise liners Queen Elizabeth II and Canberra berthing at the Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. 1978.

Swedish American Line's MS Kungsholm gets help into her berth from a couple of tugboats after making her maiden voyage from Gothenburg to New York. 2nd of May, 1966.

French Line's SS France at Trafalgar Dry Dock in Southampton, July of 1919.

A cargo of sawn timber is loaded on board Union Steam Ship Company's MV Aorangi at Vancouver Harbour. Circa 1950.