Comments below may relate to previous holders of this record. [1], In 1956, Henri Beaudout crossed the Atlantic from West to East, from Halifax to Falmouth, on a raft of wood and rope, L’Égaré II, in 88 days. Tell students that people traveling from Europe to North America during the colonial period of 1600-1799 faced a … High style and high society made ocean liners famous, … The final leg of the first transatlantic crossing was about a 20-hour flight from the Azores to Craw Field in Port Lyautey (Kenitra), French Morocco.[12][13]. One that can manage the harsh conditions and battering that the North Atlantic throws at it. Registered Office: South Quay Building, 77 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SH United Kingdom. • In 1492, Christopher Columbus departed from Palos de la Frontera (Spain) with three ships, crossed the Atlantic Ocean and landed on the Bahamas, Cuba and Hispaniola. 1929: 4 days 3 hours: bulbous bow-equipped steamship: SS Bremen (Cherbourg to Ambrose Light) As I wrote here before I boarded the Independent Horizon on August 2nd, 2019. 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 with Spain for over two centuries. The economics of commercial transatlantic flying have evolved markedly since the 1950s; the introduction of widebody airliners (such as the Boeing 747 and Douglas DC-10) in the early 1970s made affordable transatlantic travel to the masses a reality. As vessels grew safer, larger, sturdier, and faster, ocean crossings became less of an ordeal. The High Speed catamaran Catalonia broke the record in June 1998 but only held it for a month before CatLinkV's challenge. Corporate Social Responsibility activities & fundraising ideas, Community engagement & tourism marketing activities. Marconi initiated the first commercial shortwave transatlantic radio communication between the UK to Canada using his Beam Wireless Service which went into commercial operation on 25 October 1926. Sir Richard Branson set the world record for crossing the Atlantic Ocean by boat in 1986 in his 72ft (22 metre) Virgin Atlantic Challenger II with a time of three days, eight hours and 31 minutes. The introduction of various technologies facilitated faster Transatlantic crossings. Running a regular Transatlantic Crossing is a major commitment. Montreal Ocean Steamship Company, also known as the Allan Line, was a major shipping line based in Montreal. 1889: 5 days 19 hours: double screw steamship SS City of Paris (Queenstown to Sandy Hook) The first successful transatlantic tests were conducted by radio amateurs in December 1921 operating in the 200 meter medium-wave band, the shortest wavelength then available to amateurs. The earliest crossing of the Atlantic by a power vessel, as opposed to an auxiliary-engined sailing ship, was a 22-day voyage begun in April 1827, from Rotterdam, Netherlands, to the West Indies, by the Curaçao. Ship - Ship - “The Atlantic Ferry”: At this point the contributions of Isambard Kingdom Brunel to sea transportation began. 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 Battle of the Atlantic. 8. 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