… In the 20th century, competition among countries to build superior ships intensified, especially in the area of Atlantic passenger liner routes, where ships competed for speed and size. Germany, an emerging nation at the time, built the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse in 1897 and the Deutschland in 1900, winning the Blue Ribbon for the fastest ship, and taking with it the ships that had previously been competing among domestic British companies. In response, Britain built the Lusitania and the Mauretania in 1907, regaining dominance in the Atlantic. … *Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… 20世紀に入ると,各国の優秀船建造競争が激しくなり,とくに大西洋定期客船航路において高速性と巨大さを競うようになった。当時の新興国であったドイツは,97年にカイザー・ウィルヘルム・デア・グローセ号,1900年にはドイッチュラント号を建造し,最高速船に与えられるブルーリボンを獲得,それまではイギリス国内の各社で競っていたものを外国へもち去った。これに対し,イギリスは,07年ルシタニア号,モーレタニア号を建造し,大西洋の覇権を取り戻した。… ※「カイザー・ウィルヘルム・デア・グローセ号」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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