#RMSMauretania of 1906, one of #CunardLine's most successful #OceanLiners, captured the westbound Atlantic speed record from her running mate #RMSLusitania on #ThisDayInHistory in 1909, and held the #BlueRiband in both directions for the next twenty years, an unprecedented feat.

The struggles of Capt. #EdwardJSmith when it came to running massive #OlympicClass #OceanLiners was clear well before the #TitanicDisaster. In 1911 on #ThisDayInHistory, whilst captain of #RMSOlympic, he was involved in a collision with warship #HMSHawke; both took heavy damage.

How was time kept aboard Titanic and other ships in 1912, and what was the time difference between Titanic and New York on April 15, 1912? Does the recovered chronometer reveal anything regarding this time difference?

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#SSMichelangelo, launched on #ThisDayInHistory in 1962 for the #ItalianLine, was the first of a pair (with #SSRaffaello), the last large #OceanLiners designed without cruising in mind. Their innovative design, much criticized at the time, influenced generations of #CruiseShips.

#SSConteDiSavoia, one of the finest #OceanLiners from the #ItalianLine, was set afire and sunk by #Nazi soldiers on #ThisDayInHistory in 1943 in the chaos around the Italian armistice. More modern in aspect than #SSRex, she was the first major liner with gyroscopic stabilizers.