Endurance was originally known as Polaris and was built for an Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache and the Norwegian Ship Owner Lars Christensen. The ship was orginally built for arctic polar cruises for tourists to hunt polar bear. Later due to the financial...

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The USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) was the first of three U.S. Navy ships of the same name that served in World War II. It was a destroyer escort of the John C. Butler class. During the period May 21, 1944, to June 19, 1944, Samuel B. Roberts conducted a trial sail...

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The SS City of Cairo was a British passenger ship. It was manufactured in 1915 for Ellerman Lines Ltd of London by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd, Hull. It was 450 feet (140 m) long, had two decks, two masts, and weighed 8,034 tonnes....

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Who doesn’t know the story of ‘Titanic’? Titanic grabbed the attention public by the James Cameron movie “Titanic”. RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner owned and operated by the White Star Line that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912,...

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The maritime sector, being one of the world’s most important businesses, is no stranger to the dangers and issues it encounters on a daily basis. This never-ending business has purchased not just a paradise full of possibilities, but also the worst risks...

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A museum ship, also known as a memorial ship, is an old ship that has been maintained and turned into a public museum for educational or commemorative purposes. Some are also used for recruiting and training, primarily for the small number of museum ships that are...

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