1914    Ocean liner {{RMS|Empress of Ireland|1906|6}} sinks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the loss of 1,024 lives.

1914    The new and then largest Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.

1938    Ocean liner ''Queen Elizabeth'' launched in Glasgow.

1956    45 miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS ''Andrea Doria'' collides with the MS ''Stockholm'' in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51.

1969    The British ocean liner ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.

2004    The world's largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage.