A Guide to Events sponsored by the World
Ship Society,
What follows is a review of future events as well as
those of the past. Being a member does have it's benefits.
Come join us.
What to look forward to in the future.
Monthly meetings with guest lecturers and an opportunity to meet with fellow ship enthusiasts.
(Above graphic provided by David Powers......from the Ocean Times, White Star's CELTIC, 1921)
FUTURE MEMBERSHIP
MEETINGS & EVENTS:
~ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008 - 6:00 PM ~
Community Church of New York
40 East 35th Street (between Park and Madison Avenues)
- ANTHONY COOKE -
Aquitania arriving in New York at sunset.
British author and publisher Anthony Cooke, on one of his regular visits from across The Pond, will this time be taking us through the history of the Cunard Line. Starting with the Cunard family's involvement in one of the first transatlantic crossings by steamship some years before the inauguration of the new Cunard Line in 1840, he will trace the line's ups and downs right up to the present day, placing the ships in the context of their times and of the competition they had to meet. Ranging from the original 9-knot 1,000-ton BRITANNIA to the present day QUEEN MARY 2 (148,000 tons) and QUEEN VICTORIA (and, of course, the beloved QE2), the illustrated talk will include such hugely significant liners as the first MAURETANIA, the LUSITANIA, AQUITANIA, QUEEN MARY and QUEEN ELIZABETH - but also many other Cunard ships, some half-forgotten.
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