World War II

RMS Queen Mary (1936)

RMS Queen Mary (1936)

Queen Mary is an ocean liner that was built by John Brown and Company and launched in 1934. She was...

Fishing Sampans Docked at Kewalo Basin in 1951

Fishing Sampans Docked at Kewalo Basin in 1951

On the right (above) is the bow of the Ilima. And as can be seen from the advertising illustration (below),...

SS Matsonia (1926)

SS Matsonia (1926)

As one of Matson’s famous “White Ships,” SS Matsonia transported passengers between California and Hawai‘i. Launched in 1926 in Philadelphia,...

Camouflaged Aloha Tower

Camouflaged Aloha Tower

After the attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent entry of the United States into World War II, buildings around...