History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…rboard. There two, or perhaps three, boats were ready and stewards calling for passengers — “Ladies first.” Many got in, but some ladies would not leave their husbands. Almost instantly the boats were in the water and the edge of A deck level with them, a drop, I believe, of 60 feet. I jumped over a rope entanglement into the last boat, which was full. Then as we tried to clear the sling ropes, now being pulled down by the davits, I suddenly found…
…ith the goal of building the fastest liner afloat. Her engines produced 68,000-horse power and pushed the giant through the water at an average speed over 25 knots. Dubbed the “Greyhound of the Seas” she soon captured the Blue Ribbon for the fastest Atlantic crossing. On May 1, 1915, the ship departed New York City bound for Liverpool. Unknown to her passengers, but probably no secret to the Germans, almost all her hidden cargo consisted of muniti…
…gust 1914. Oscar’s brother Max had established himself as a publisher by 1900, a publication manager by 1910, and by 1920 he was a designer of women’s wear and founder of the Max Grab Fashion Company. Their father Frederick became an importer of fashion papers in 1910 and of cigarettes by 1920. His sister Rosa became a real estate agent. His brother Rudolph became a book salesman. Oscar himself entered the fashion industry in 1907 and established…
…at Sea – preserving the memory of the collision between the Italian Liner Andrea Doria and Swedish-American Stockholm on 25-26 July 1956. The Normandie – A history and tour of the ocean liner, maintained by Tom Lear. RMS Republic– Another wreck which Lusitania passenger Leonard McMurray also survived. SS Canberra Empress of Ireland – Wikipedia The SS Australis Homepage SS America/SS Australis S/S Norway Preservation Foundation Steamship Rotterdam…
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