…The success of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse prompted the construction of this ship. MauretaniaBritish. Built in 1907. … From 【Transportation】… At the end of the 19th century, the turbine engine, which rotates a shaft by blowing steam through a rotor, was invented, and the speed of steamships increased. In 1909, the Mauretania (31,938 gross tons) crossed the Atlantic in four and a half days. The first half of the 20th century was the golden age of luxury passenger ships, with the construction of a succession of large, high-speed passenger ships, including the tragic Titanic (46,328 gross tons) which took 1,513 lives on its maiden voyage 12 years later, the Queen Mary (81,235 gross tons) which cut the time to cross the Atlantic to three days and 21 hours in 1938, and the Queen Elizabeth (83,673 gross tons), which was called "the greatest machine ever made by man." … *Some of the terminology used in reference to "Mauretania" (ship's name) is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…カイザー・ウィルヘルム・デア・グローセ号の成功が本船建造を促す要因となった。 モーレタニアMauretaniaイギリス。1907年建造。… 【交通】より… 19世紀末に,蒸気を羽車に吹きつけてシャフトを回転させるタービンエンジンが発明されて,汽船のスピードが向上した。1909年モレタニア号Mauretania(3万1938総トン)は大西洋を4日半で横断した。12年の処女航海で1513名の犠牲者を出した悲劇のタイタニック号(4万6328総トン),1938年大西洋横断を3日と21時間に短縮したクイーン・メアリー号(8万1235総トン),〈人間の造った最大の機械〉といわれたクイーン・エリザベス号(8万3673総トン)と大型・高速の客船が相次いで建造され,20世紀前半は豪華客船の黄金時代となった。… ※「Mauretania(船名)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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