Голубая лента Атлантики

In 1840, the small steamship Britannia ushered in the era of regular transatlantic shipping between Europe and America. The Blue Ribbon is a prize given to the vessel that completes the distance the fastest. The history of the Blue Ribbon of the Atlantic is a chronicle of the competitive struggle of shipping companies, a chronicle of dramatic events on the transatlantic routes, it is a story about the evolution of shipbuilding, about the present and future of passenger shipping. The new edition includes additional material on the history of the Blue Ribbon and the current state of transatlantic shipping.
For all those interested in the history of shipping.