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is the current holder of the Hales Trophy. In July 1952 that ship made the crossing in 3 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes. Cunard Line's RMS Queen Mary 2 is the only ship currently making regular transatlantic crossings throughout the year, usually between Southampton and New York. For this reason it has
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have largely taken over on transatlantic routes from quad-engine jets, whilst the supersonic Concorde was ultimately doomed by its high running costs, leading to its retirement in 2003. Since the late 1990s, twin-engined, narrow-body jet airliners have been used for transatlantic service, meaning
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In 2009, two brothers, Ralph and Robert Brown, crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a 21 ft (6.4 m) flats boat – a special boat designed to operate in extremely shallow water. This flats boat was designed and built by Ralph Brown. The voyage was called the "I Am Second Wounded Hero Voyage" in
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with his crew and passengers flew from East Fortune, Scotland to Mineola, Long Island, covering a distance of about 3,000 statute miles (4,800 km) in about four and a half days; he then made a return trip to England, thus also completing the first double crossing of the Atlantic
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has awarded world records to vessels of various classes such as luxury liners, sail boats, and rowing boats. Because of the shape of the continents and the assistance (or resistance) of ocean currents, the Eastbound crossing is quicker than the Westbound crossing.
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The introduction of various technologies facilitated progressively faster transatlantic crossings. The duration to travel westbound from Europe to North America when a new transport innovation was introduced for commercial use is listed below:
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that city pairs between major North American hubs and secondary European cities can now be connected directly without the need for larger widebody jets, which were uneconomic on routes with lower passenger demand. The
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biplanes, and they covered a distance of 8,383 kilometres (5,209 mi) between 30 March and 17 June. The first night-time crossing of the Atlantic was accomplished during 16–17 April 1927 by the Portuguese aviators
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During World War II the transatlantic crossing was very important for the United Kingdom as much of Europe had been taken over by Germany and its allies preventing trade and supplies; the struggle is known as the
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built in 1838 is recognized as the first purpose-built transatlantic steamship, on a scheduled run back and forth from Bristol to New York City. The design by British civil engineer
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has been tracked since 1838, for the fastest average speed of a steamship in regular service across the Atlantic. This record became so critical to international prestige that the
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Competition developed among the industrial powers of the time—the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the United States—to competitively build grand
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as symbols of national technical skill and expressions of power, not just transport businesses. The competition was for speed. An award called the
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Transatlantic flight surpassed ocean liners as the predominant mode of crossing the Atlantic in the mid 20th century. In 1919, the American
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Transatlantic cables are cables that have been laid along the ocean floor to connect North America and Europe. Before the advent of
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on Terceira Island in the Azores. The final leg of the first transatlantic crossing was about a 20-hour flight from the Azores to
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is still colloquially known as "cable" by financial marketeers, from the early use of the transatlantic cable for this purpose.
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The first serious attempt to take a share of the transatlantic passenger market away from the ocean liners was undertaken by
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A transatlantic tunnel is a theoretical structure proposed several times since the late 19th century. It would be a
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was commissioned by the British government specifically to take the Blue Riband back from the Germans and their
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The economics of commercial transatlantic flying have evolved markedly since the 1950s; the introduction of
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that could carry about 60 passengers in a similar luxurious style to the ocean liners. However, the
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was a breakthrough in its size, unprecedented passenger capacity, and for Brunel leveraging the
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formalized the prize by commissioning and donating the four-foot, solid silver Hales Trophy.
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Transatlantic passenger crossings became faster, safer, and more reliable with the advent of
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design. This voyage followed an unsuccessful attempt the previous year in his first raft,
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airplanes could connect the two cities in less than 4 hours, and only one ocean liner,
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to between 6.5 and 8 hours, depending on weather conditions. By the 1970s, supersonic
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remained on the transatlantic route for those who favored the slower style of travel.
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Beginning in the 1950s, the predominance of ocean liners began to wane when larger,
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and a mail contract from the British government. The company later evolved into the
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was the first recorded individual to complete a non-stop transatlantic crossing by
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In 2006, the first West–East North Atlantic Rowing Race took place, running from
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broke the previous rowing record of 55 days and setting a new record of 39 days.
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started its year-round Liverpool-Halifax-Boston service in 1840, using four new
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In 1997, the first East–West Atlantic Rowing Race took place, running from the
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of a larger ship. It became the prototype for a generation of similar ships.
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Rolt, L.T.C., "Victorian Engineering", 1970, Allen Lane The Penguin Press,
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to cross the Atlantic (but in multiple stages). Later that year, a British
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The first pair of eastbound and westbound transatlantic telephone cables,
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of modern jet engines has meant that twin-engine jet aircraft such as the
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proposed a string of anchored "seadromes" to refuel planes in a crossing.
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made the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight in an airplane (between
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in Spain on 10 October, becoming the first woman to accomplish this feat.
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in 1566, a convoy system that regularly linked its territories in the
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Prior to the 19th century, transatlantic crossings were undertaken in
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In 1956, Henri Beaudout crossed the Atlantic from West to East, from
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and the Portuguese mainland. Other colonial powers followed, such as
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crossed the Atlantic from East to West, journeying 113 days in a
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been designed as a proper ocean liner, not as a cruise ship.
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In 2011, Anthony Smith and the Antiki crossed the Atlantic.
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British & North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
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Passages of passengers and cargo across the Atlantic Ocean
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certified, although the most recent versions of both the
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in 1937 put an end to transatlantic Zeppelin flights.
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created a similar maritime route between its ports in
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in the 19th century. The wooden-hulled, paddle-wheel
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It now runs roughly once every two years. 396: 374: 793:reduced the typical crossing time between 672:, Brazil in stages, using three different 1399: 754:. The two K-ships (K-123 and K-130) left 65:was established in 1566 with the Spanish 1550: 1181:1958: 10 hours 20 minutes: jet aircraft 881:, the first of which was installed from 608: 543: 348:Smallest powerboat to cross the Atlantic 143: 1600: 1575: 1358: 936: 862: 664:in 1922. Coutinho and Cabral flew from 83:List of crossings of the Atlantic Ocean 1767: 1687: 1373: 445: 61:, a regular and lasting transatlantic 1474:"Ses-traversees-et-son-tour-du-monde" 1428:. 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Index

Transatlantic
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Africa
Americas
Western Europe
North America
Viking
Markland
trade route
West Indies fleets
voyages of Christopher Columbus
List of crossings of the Atlantic Ocean
sailing ships
Discovery of the Americas
West Indies fleets
Americas
Portugal
Brazil
Britain
France
Netherlands
New World
Guinness Book of World Records

SS Bremen
steamships
SS Great Western
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
fuel efficiency

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