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1992 Willem RJ Wittkampf, journalist and writer (Liner, Cannon), dies
1985 PLO terrorists sieze Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro 1973 Lauritz L H Melchior, Danish baritone/actor (Luxury Liner), dies at 82 1969 New York Met Ron Swoboda's spectacular diving catch of sinking liner with runners at 1st and 3rd in 9th, Mets win in 10th in World Series game 1969 British liner Queen Elizabeth II leaves on maiden voyage to New York 1967 British liner Queen Elizabeth II launched at Clydebank, Scotland 1961 British liner "Dara" explodes in Persian Gulf, kills 236 1960 French liner "France" launched 1956 Italian liner Andrea Doria sinks after colliding with the Stockholm 1949 Chinese liner "Taiping" collides with a collier off south China 1947 Convair Liner, 1st U.S. twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested 1940 British liner Empress loaded with refugees for Canada, sunk 1938 British ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth," launches at Clydebank Scotland 1938 Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth launched at Glasgow 1938 34,000-ton Cunard-White Star liner Mauretania launched at Birkenhead 1935 French liner Normandie begins its maiden voyage 1934 British liner Queen Mary is launched 1934 Luxury liner "Morro Castle" burns off NJ, killing 134 1932 French liner Normandie is launched 1917 U.S. liner Housatonic sunk by German sub and diplomatic relations severed 1915 Italian liner Ancona sinks by German torpedos, killing 272 1909 Liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call 1906 Famous Cunard passenger liner Lusitania launches 1898 French liner "La Bourgogne" collides with bark Cromartyshire, 560 die |
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