Pilot lore; from sail to steam . David Maclver of Liverpool, both of whom were engaged in the-coasting trade between England, Ireland and Scotland. Betweenthese three men the necessary capital—£270,000—was subscribedfor and Mr. Cunard was in a position to submit to the Commis-sioners of the Admiralty (who at that time were invested with thedisposal of postal contracts) a tender for the conveyance of mails?once every two weeks between Liverpool, Halifax and Boston for anannual subsidy of £60,000 per annum. This tender was lower than that made by the owners of thesteamship Great Western, Mr. Cun
Pilot lore; from sail to steam . David Maclver of Liverpool, both of whom were engaged in the-coasting trade between England, Ireland and Scotland. Betweenthese three men the necessary capital—£270,000—was subscribedfor and Mr. Cunard was in a position to submit to the Commis-sioners of the Admiralty (who at that time were invested with thedisposal of postal contracts) a tender for the conveyance of mails?once every two weeks between Liverpool, Halifax and Boston for anannual subsidy of £60,000 per annum. This tender was lower than that made by the owners of thesteamship Great Western, Mr. Cunards principal rival, and wasaccepted by the Admiralty and a contract for seven years was con-cluded between the British Government and the North AmericanSteam Packet Company, which was the original name of the CunardLine. Mr. Cunard opened an office in London, Mr. Burns presidedat the headquarters of the company in Glasgow and Mr. Maclverremained in Liverpool to prepare for the inauguration of the service. — 139 —. w -w> z =0 KH O ?^ i» i—i 05 Q i^ tf -* 5D «K, o O ?TS w ga E Q H Cj O U< r-o O #*< 5J i—i £ < OS f-H =c i—I D C5 c s < a !/) Cr< ^ cc M *S &i /-A u* w w* ijij w L /1 ^ u \ / T7 / ., / res ^ To carry on this trade four steamers, the Britannia (launchedFebruary 5th, 1840), Acadia, Columbia and Caledonia, werebuilt of wood by Robert Duncan & Co., and other shipbuilders atPort Glasgow, each being 207 feet long, feet broad, feetdeep, and of 1,154 gross tons. Each had an indicated horse powerof 740, a cargo capacity of 225 tons, and accommodations for 115cabin passengers. The average speed was knots on a coal con-sumption of 38 tons per day. All, of course, were paddlewheelersand they were the first passenger steamers to make regular sailingsacross the Atlantic. The first voyage of the Britannia, the pioneer vessel of theCunard fleet in 1840, deserves to rank not only as one of the greatevents of the last century, but
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