When the RMS Titanic set off on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York in 1912, many believed it was practically ...
Designated as the first national water trail, the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail follows the historic routes of the English explorer’s voyages between 1607 and 1609 on the ...
Not only was Mel's father on board at the time, he was in fact the ship's captain, and ultimately ... the daughter of master mariner Edward John Smith and Sarah Eleanor Pennington.