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During the Crimean War Cunard supplied 11 ships for war service.

Every British North Atlantic route was suspended until 1856 except Cunard's Liverpool-Halifax-Boston service.

While Collins ' fortunes improved because of the lack of competition during the war, it collapsed in 1858 after the loss of two additional steamers.

Cunard emerged as the leading carrier of saloon passengers and in 1862 commissioned the Scotia, the last paddle steamer to win the Blue Riband.

Inman carried more passengers because of its success in the immigrant trade.

To compete, in May 1863 Cunard started a secondary Liverpool-New York service with iron-hulled screw steamers that catered for steerage passengers.

Beginning with the China, the line also replaced the last three wooden paddlers on the New York mail service with iron screw steamers that only carried saloon passengers.