RMS Titanic and make a port of call on the northern coast of France, usually at Cherbourg. This allowed British ships to pick up clientele from continental Europe before recrossing the channel and picking up passengers at Queenstown. The "Southampton-Cherbourg-New York run" would become so popular that most British ocean liners began using the port after World War I. Out of respect for Liverpool, ships continued to be registered there until the early 1960s. "Queen Elizabeth 2" was one of the first ships registered in Southampton when introduced into service by Cunard in 1969. "Titanic"'s maiden voyage was intended to be the
History of the Port of Southampton foot-passenger market than Red Funnel; the latter raised its rent, bankrupting the company in spring 1992. A -long canal linked Redbridge (at the western end of the port area) with Romsey, Stockbridge and Andover from 1790 to 1859. It was then filled in, and a railway (which became known as the Sprat and Winkle Line) was built over it for much of its length; the line was used extensively during World War II and lasted until 1967. Remnants of the canal and railway survive. A second, less-successful canal was planned to link Southampton with Salisbury. It used the Andover canal