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Lives of the Liners: ASTURIAS

Owned by Britain’s Royal Mail Lines, it and her sister Alcantara were among the very finest liners on the South…

One of the most important and innovative liners of all, this ship was perhaps mostly noted for the décor. It introduced…

A close sister to the Saturnia, the Vulcania had an even longer life – sailing for almost fifty years. Completed in…

After surviving a serious collision during her sea trials, this ship went on to induce far greater tourism to the…

There was considerable migration between Europe and South America in the years between the Wars. Among others, Germany’s Hamburg-South America…