Britannia-class steamship
The Britannia-class was the Cunard Line's initial fleet of wooden paddlers that established the first year round scheduled Atlantic steamship service in 1840. By 1845, steamships carried half of the transatlantic saloon passengers and Cunard dominated this trade. While the units of the Britannia class were solid performers, they were not superior to many of the other steamers being placed on the Atlantic at that time. What made the Britannia’s successful is that they were the first homogeneous class of transatlantic steamships to provide a frequent and uniform service. Britannia, Acadia and Caledonia were commissioned in 1840 and Columbia in 1841 enabling Cunard to provide the dependable schedule of sailings required under his mail contracts with the Admiralty. It was these mail contracts
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Britannia-class steamship
The Britannia-class was the Cunard Line's initial fleet of wooden paddlers that established the first year round scheduled Atlantic steamship service in 1840. By 1845, steamships carried half of the transatlantic saloon passengers and Cunard dominated this trade. While the units of the Britannia class were solid performers, they were not superior to many of the other steamers being placed on the Atlantic at that time. What made the Britannia’s successful is that they were the first homogeneous class of transatlantic steamships to provide a frequent and uniform service. Britannia, Acadia and Caledonia were commissioned in 1840 and Columbia in 1841 enabling Cunard to provide the dependable schedule of sailings required under his mail contracts with the Admiralty. It was these mail contracts
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La classe Britannia est une cl ...... a) : l’Hibernia et le Cambria.
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The Britannia-class was the Cu ...... nard fleet for another decade.
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6.30936e+1
6.67512e+1
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727,303,050
Builders
Robert Duncan & Co., John & Charles Wood, Robert Steele & Co.
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Hibernia & Cambria
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Britanna, Acadia,Caledonia & Columbia
Ship propulsion
Napier two-cylinder side-lever steam engine, 1040 indicated horsepower, paddle wheels
Napier two-cylinder side-lever steam engine, 740 indicated horsepower, paddle wheels
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Hibernia Class
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Holder of the Blue Riband
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La classe Britannia est une cl ...... s caractéristiques techniques.
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The Britannia-class was the Cu ...... . It was these mail contracts
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Britannia-class steamship
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Classe Britannia
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