On Nov. 10, the day before Veterans Day, I had the honor of participating in a celebration of another group of veterans whose ...

The heads of the British merchant marine, representatives of six fleets totaling 52 trans-Atlantic liners valued at $275,000,000, gathered in London last week, emerged with a weighty pronouncement ...

Without success in the Battle of the Atlantic, there would have been no Second Front, no convoys to the USSR and victory ...

James Burke, after distinguishing himself as a midshipman in the British merchant marine, rapidly rises to the rank of executive officer, second in command of a ship. A broken foot necessitates ...

tobacco and other commodities were transported to Britain for sale The slave trade was an important training ground for British seamen, providing experienced crews for the merchant marine and the ...

a Canadianized version of the British merchant marine flag, the Red Ensign was first flown by Canadian merchant vessels in 1892, became Canada’s “unofficial” flag in 1945 Contact us at ...