Ocean liners at war exhibit - Cruise News - Brief Article

Ocean liners, the favored wartime transport chosen by the military to carry troops overseas, highlights "Dazzle & Drab: Ocean Liners At War," the first exhibition ever to chronicle the vital wartime roles these customarily luxurious vessels performed.

A joint presentation of the Ocean Liner Museum and the Seamen's Church Institute, the exhibition documents the use of the ocean liners converted to troop carriers, hospital ships, and armed merchant cruisers during hostilities. "Dazzle & Drab" includes rare ship models, vivid paintings, archival photographs, historic posters, illuminating videos, and a variety of three-dimensional nautical artifacts that illustrate the dramatic but indispensable role that passenger liners played during wartime in the 20th century.

The exhibition, which appeals to both ship and military aficionados alike, runs until January at the Seaman's Church Institute Water Street Gallery, 241 Water St. in New York City. Regular gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. There is a $5 suggested donation. More information is available from the Ocean Liner Museum at 212-717-6251.