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English[en]
After two of Collins’ steamers were shipwrecked, the Cunards stressed their reputation for safety. The competition ended when the Collins Line became bankrupt in 1858, but by the mid 1860s a score of companies were competing for passengers on the transatlantic route, and the Cunard firm had to turn to iron screwships which were more economical with coal consumption and which had more space, despite Cunard’s preference for paddle-wheelers.
French[fr]
La lutte prit fin par la faillite de la Collins Line en 1858, mais, vers le milieu des années 1860, un grand nombre de compagnies se faisaient concurrence pour le transport des passagers sur la traversée de l’Atlantique, et la firme Cunard, malgré la préférence de Samuel pour les roues à aubes, dut se convertir aux navires à hélices en fer, plus spacieux et plus économiques grâce à l’utilisation du charbon.