Cunard Cruise Ships

by Ian Collard

The Cunard Line's Britannia was the first steamship to establish regular communication across the Atlantic. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 4 July 1840, setting in motion the first regular steamship line. Iron supplanted wood in hull construction and the screw propeller was gradually replacing the paddle wheel. The line became a public company in 1878 and became the Cunard Steam Ship Company Ltd. The construction of many famous ships such as Mauretania,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445667509
• ISBN13: 9781445667508
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages