#maritime-history

#maritime-history

The vessel, the flagship of the Cunard Line, was seen in The Narrows on Friday night on its way out for a recent voyage. The Queen Mary 2 is a singular vessel in that it is the only cruise ship in the world that still makes voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, sailing between New York and Southampton in the U.K. And while the ship was not heading for Europe on this most recent trip, it was still a majestic sight.

The RMS Titanic, measuring 269.1 metres in length and weighing 66,000 tons, was the largest moving object ever made at the time, likened to an 11-story building.

Lear Green's harrowing escape as a stowaway on a steamship illustrates the courage of enslaved individuals who sought freedom through perilous journeys at sea.