Discover the captivating world of Legendary Ships in our exclusive Collector's Special Edition, where over 50 amazing tales unveil the Secrets of the Sea. Explore the haunting legends of The Queen Mary's angry ghosts, the daring escapades of pirate ships, and the mysteries behind sunken treasures like the Titanic, USS Arizona, Bismarck, and Mayflower. Dive into these enthralling stories that will ignite your imagination and awaken your inner adventurer!
LEGENDARY SHIPS
Shaping HISTORY • FROM A PHARAOH’S VESSEL TO THE “UNSINKABLE” TITANIC AND THE MIGHTY MO, THESE LEGENDARY SHIPS CONTINUE TO FASCINATE AND ENTHRALL AS THEY REVEAL THEIR SECRETS.
LUXURY LINERS • FLOATING PLEASURE PALACES WITH POOLS, SPAS, ELEGANT STATEROOMS AND FINE DINING ARE KNOWN FOR BOTH THEIR EXTRAVAGANCE AND SOME OF HISTORY’S GREATEST TRAGEDIES.
Why the TITANIC Is Disappearing • MORE THAN 110 YEARS AFTER THE SHIP SANK ON ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE, A SALT-LOVING MICROORGANISM IS EATING AWAY AT THE WRECK.
THE RMS OLYMPIC & BRITTANIC
The Ghosts of the QUEEN MARY • THE CALIFORNIA TOURIST ATTRACTION IS REPORTEDLY HOME TO ABOUT 150 SPIRITS, FROM A PLAYFUL CHILD TO ONE MALEVOLENT BEING.
ANOTHER FLOATING HOTEL WITH MYSTERIOUS GUESTS
A Sad Ending for the SS UNITED STATES • THE ONCE-SLEEK SPEEDSTER, WHICH STILL HOLDS THE RECORD FOR THE FASTEST CROSSING OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, MADE A SAD FINAL VOYAGE DOWN THE EAST COAST, HEADED FOR A WATERY GRAVE.
The Ship That Pulled the U.S. Into WORLD WAR I • THE ATTACK ON THE RMS LUSITANIA BY A GERMAN U-BOAT KILLED ALMOST 1,200, INCLUDING 128 AMERICANS, SPARKING INDIGNATION AND SUBSEQUENTLY DRAWING THE U.S. INTO ACTION.
The ‘MOUNT EVEREST’ of Shipwrecks for Divers • THE SINKING OF THE ANDREA DORIA OFF NANTUCKET ISLAND IN 1956 IS ONE OF THE WORST MARITIME DISASTERS TO OCCUR IN AMERICAN WATERS.
A Beloved Member of the British Royal FAMILY • HMY BRITANNIA TRAVELED MORE THAN A MILLION NAUTICAL MILES AS IT VISITED 135 COUNTRIES AS QUEEN ELIZABETH II’S BELOVED VESSEL.
5 MOST OPULENT CRUISE SHIPS • FROM SUITES AS BIG AS A HOUSE TO FIVE-STAR FOOD AND WINE EXPERIENCES, TODAY’S ELEGANT VESSELS OFFER THE BEST OF THE BEST.
AMERICAN ICONS • A SMALL SHIP CARRYING PILGRIMS TO THE NEW WORLD SHAPED THE CREATION OF A POWERFUL NATION THAT WOULD GO ON TO BUILD MIGHTY FIGHTING VESSELS THAT EXPERIENCED GREAT GLORIES AND UNSPEAKABLE LOSSES.
Tears of the USS ARIZONA • OIL STILL BUBBLES UP FROM A BATTLESHIP SUNK AT PEARL HARBOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS AGO.
THE OTHER CASUALTIES
What Happened to the MAY FLOWER? • DID THE STORIED PILGRIM SHIP END UP BEING SOLD FOR SCRAP?
THE MYSTERY OF THE MARY CELESTE
They Call It the MIGHTY MO • THE USS MISSOURI SERVED IN THREE WARS AND HAS AN IMPORTANT PLACE IN HISTORY AS THE SITE WHERE JAPAN SURRENDERED, ENDING WORLD WAR II.
OLD IRONSIDES and Its Powder Monkeys • THE USS CONSTITUTION WAS NAMED BY PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON AND HAD AN ACTUAL SIMIAN AS ITS MASCOT.
The Woman Behind the FLYING CLOUD • THE FASTEST CLIPPER SHIP OF THE GOLD RUSH ERA OWED MUCH OF ITS SPEED TO A FEMALE NAVIGATOR.
The Aircraft Carriers That Inspired a SPACESHIP • WORLD WAR II AND THE COLD WAR PROVIDED THE INSPIRATION FOR STAR TREK’S USS ENTERPRISE.
FAMOUS BATTLESHIPS • FROM THE GREAT WOODEN VESSELS OF THE BRITISH NAVY TO THE LARGEST AND MOST HEAVILY ARMED SHIP EVER BUILT, WARS HAVE BEEN WON AND LOST ON THE SEAS.
Sink the BISMARCK! • THE MIGHTY GERMAN VESSEL LED THE BRITISH FORCES ON A MASSIVE CHASE BEFORE MEETING AN UNLIKELY FATE.
UNSINKABLE SAM: THE BISMARCK’S LEGENDARY CAT
The Greatest Wooden WARSHIP in History • ADMIRAL NELSON AND HIS FLAGSHIP HMS VICTORY SAVED ENGLAND DURING...