{"id":10312085537049,"title":"OCEANIC: 1899 - \"White Star's 'Ship of the Century'\" by Mark Chirnside","handle":"oceanic-1899-white-stars-ship-of-the-century-by-mark-chirnside","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhite Star Line: \"OCEANIC: White Star's 'Ship of the Century'\" by Mark Chirnside, printed 2018, softbound with 144 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChirnside is well-known for his informative ship histories. In this book he traces the history of the OCEANIC from drawing board and shipyard to commercial service and her eventual sinking as an armed merchant cruiser in September 1914. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe disaster was entirely avoidable. The naval captain in charge ignored the warning of the civil captain still onboard. White Star Line's former flagship OCEANIC was impaled and soon broke apart, fortunately with no loss of life. Much of the ship was salvaged in 1924 and then the wreck was lost to history until rediscovery in 1973.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is photo-filled and well-laid out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2026-03-30T17:29:27-04:00","created_at":"2026-03-30T17:29:26-04:00","vendor":"JS","type":"- Books","tags":["- Books","New Items","White Star Line"],"price":4500,"price_min":4500,"price_max":4500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":52180810301721,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"13243a","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"OCEANIC: 1899 - \"White Star's 'Ship of the Century'\" by Mark Chirnside","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":4500,"weight":1814,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9938a.jpg?v=1774908319"],"featured_image":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9938a.jpg?v=1774908319","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":43319708549401,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.084,"height":2114,"width":2291,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9938a.jpg?v=1774908319"},"aspect_ratio":1.084,"height":2114,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9938a.jpg?v=1774908319","width":2291}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eWhite Star Line: \"OCEANIC: White Star's 'Ship of the Century'\" by Mark Chirnside, printed 2018, softbound with 144 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChirnside is well-known for his informative ship histories. In this book he traces the history of the OCEANIC from drawing board and shipyard to commercial service and her eventual sinking as an armed merchant cruiser in September 1914. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe disaster was entirely avoidable. The naval captain in charge ignored the warning of the civil captain still onboard. White Star Line's former flagship OCEANIC was impaled and soon broke apart, fortunately with no loss of life. Much of the ship was salvaged in 1924 and then the wreck was lost to history until rediscovery in 1973.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is photo-filled and well-laid out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e"}