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2. Transatlantic crossing - Wikipedia

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   Prior to the 19th century, transatlantic crossings were undertaken in sailing ships, and the journeys were time-consuming and often perilous.The first trade route across the Atlantic was inaugurated by Spain a few decades after the European Discovery of the Americas, with the establishment of the West Indies fleets in 1566, a convoy system that regularly linked its territories in the Americas ...

3. List of crossings of the Atlantic Ocean - Wikipedia

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   Ra II, a ship built from papyrus, was successfully sailed across the Atlantic by Thor Heyerdahl proving that it was not possible at all, to cross the Atlantic from Africa using such boats in early epochs of history. This is a list of notable crossings or attempted crossings of the Atlantic Ocean. For the purposes of this list, a transatlantic ...

4. Transatlantic sailing record - Wikipedia

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   Banque Populaire V, current record holder. Since the five-week voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492, quickly and safely crossing the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the Americas has always been an important issue. Today, the route has become a classic one among skippers. The record is one of the most prestigious, next to the Jules Verne ...

5. Blue Riband - Wikipedia

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   She held the Blue Riband for the second-longest period of any ship, for 20 years, from 1909 to 1929. The Blue Riband (/ ˈrɪbənd /) is an unofficial accolade given to the passenger liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in regular service with the record highest average speed. The term was borrowed from horse racing and was not widely used until ...

6. Don’t forget a watch: 5 things to know about transatlantic ...

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   En route to Southampton, UK – The Queen Mary 2 is not a cruise ship, as Captain Andrew Hall points out multiple times, it's an ocean liner.That makes it subtly different from other cruise ...

7. SS France (1960) - Wikipedia

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   SS. France. (1960) SS France was a Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT, or French Line) ocean liner, [4] constructed by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard at Saint-Nazaire, France, and put into service in February 1962. At the time of her construction in 1960, the 316 m (1,037 ft) vessel was the longest passenger ship ever built, a ...