Ship History Radio Podcast
1) The Sinking of the RMS Laconia with History Daily
On September 12, 1942, U-156 commander Werner Hartenstein torpedoed the RMS Laconia, a former Cunard White Star liner that was converted into a troopship during the war. On board that day, traveling f...Show More
2) The 50th Anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald with Mark Sprang
Join SSHSA Education Director Aimee Bachari and the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes Archivist Mark Sprang to reflect on the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the EDMUND FITZGERALD. The two ...Show More
3) 125 Years after the 1900 Storm: America's Deadliest Hurricane and the Vessels Impacted
"It would be impossible for any cyclone to create a storm wave which could materially injure the city." Meteorologist Dr. Isaac Cline, 1891. Founded in 1839 on Galveston Island, the City of Galveston ...Show More
4) Howard Middleton and Integration at the Port of Houston
Howard Middleton served as the first Black Port Commissioner in Houston from 1978 to 1996. He was a former Manpower programs director and labor executive when he was appointed to the Port of Houston A...Show More
5) WWII, Race, and Labor at the Port of Houston with Jason Theriot and William Robb
Continuing on from Episode 19, today, you will hear from Captain William Robb who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and went to sea at 16. He served in the Merchant Navy for the United Kingdom during W...Show More
WWII, Race, and Labor at the Port of Houston with Jason Theriot and William Robb
36:11 | May 29th, 2025
6) The Merchant Marine, WWII, Integration, & Labor on the Houston Ship Channel with Jason Theriot and Charles Mills
In honor of Black History Month, today Education Director Aimee Bachari will be discussing race and labor on the Houston Ship Channel with Jason Theriot, an independent professional historian and cons...Show More
7) The Larchmont Disaster with Daniel F. Harrington
Join Education Director Aimee Bachari for a horror-filled interview with Daniel F. Harrington, who recounts the gruesome tragedy of the Larchmont Disaster. On February 11, 1907, in one of New England'...Show More
8) Japanese Immigration by Steamship and Picture Brides with Kelli Nakamura, Part II
Join Education Director Aimee Bachari for Part II of a discussion on Japanese immigration to Hawai'i by steamship and the practice of picture brides with University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Professor of Hi...Show More
Japanese Immigration by Steamship and Picture Brides with Kelli Nakamura, Part II
34:36 | Aug 27th, 2024
9) Japanese Immigration by Steamship and Picture Brides with Kelli Nakamura, Part I
Join Education Director Aimee Bachari for Part I of a discussion on Japanese immigration to Hawai'i by steamship and the practice of picture brides with University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Professor of His...Show More
Japanese Immigration by Steamship and Picture Brides with Kelli Nakamura, Part I
41:30 | Jul 5th, 2024
10) Arklow Fishermen and the Rescue of the Lusitania with Jim Rees
On May 7, 1915, Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania was struck by a torpedo from the German U-20 and sank in just 18 minutes off the south coast of Ireland. She was returning to Liverpool from New York with 1...Show More