Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder.
Cunard Company
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Textual Features | Isabella Bird | IB
incorporated in this work an account of an earlier journey to Prince Edward Island, which she had taken in the summer of 1854. |
Family and Intimate relationships | Maude Royden | MR
looked up to one elder brother in particular, Thomas Royden
. He became the chairman of the Cunard Steamship Company
, the Midland Bank
, and Shell Transport
. He also became a High... |
Timeline
1840: The British and North American Royal Mail...
National or international item
1840
The British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
(later the Cunard Steamship Company
) began its regular transatlantic steamer service.
16 August 1845-29 May 1846: Frederick Douglass, ex-slave and anti-slavery...
Building item
16 August 1845-29 May 1846
Frederick Douglass
, ex-slave and anti-slavery campaigner, visited Britain: Ireland, Scotland, and England.
1856: The Cunard Company's iron steamship the Persia...
Building item
1856
The Cunard Company
's iron steamship the Persia crossed the Atlantic at an average speed of 13.49 knots, establishing itself as the fastest vessel in the world.
1901: The first wireless telegraphy between ships...
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1901
The first wireless telegraphy between ships took place between the British ship Lake Champlain and the Cunard
liner Lucania.
7 May 1915: The Cunard liner Lusitania was sunk by a...
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7 May 1915
The Cunard
liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine.
26 September 1934: The Queen Mary left Southampton on her maiden...
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26 September 1934
The Queen Mary left Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York.
July 1935: Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant were painting...
Building item
July 1935
Vanessa Bell
and Duncan Grant
were painting wall-panels for a new Cunard
transatlantic liner, the Queen Mary.
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