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  2. Transatlantic crossing - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the 19th century, transatlantic crossings were undertaken in sailing ships, and the journeys were time-consuming and often perilous.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 ...

  3. Transatlantic voyages of Greta Thunberg - Wikipedia

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    Solar panels and underwater turbines generate the power for lighting and communication. Designed for speed rather than luxury, conditions range from basic to difficult, for example the boat has no kitchen, toilet, or shower. [9] The yacht carried a sail marked with #FridaysforFuture [10] while its mainsail was emblazoned with "Unite Behind the ...

  4. Transatlantic sailing record - Wikipedia

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    Banque Populaire V, current record holder. Since the five-week voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492, quickly and safely crossing the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the Americas has always been an important issue.

  5. List of crossings of the Atlantic Ocean - Wikipedia

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    1914–1918, during the Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I, more than 2,100 ships were sunk and 153 U-boats destroyed. [citation needed] 1939–1945, during World War II, when transatlantic shipping became vital to UK wartime success, the Battle of the Atlantic resulted in nearly 3,700 ships sunk and 783 U-boats destroyed. [32]

  6. MS St. Louis - Wikipedia

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    [21] [11] Later research tracing each passenger has determined that 254 (41.0%) of those who returned to continental Europe were murdered during the Holocaust. Of the 620 St. Louis passengers who returned to continental Europe, we determined that eighty-seven were able to emigrate before Germany invaded western Europe on May 10, 1940. Two ...

  7. Voyages of Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia

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    A few sailors took a boat to the island, where they were told by several islanders of a still safer place to land, so the Niña moved once again. At this spot, Columbus took aboard several islanders with food. When told of the vow to Our Lady, the islanders directed the crew to a small shrine nearby. [69]

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