Editing Cherbourg (section)

===Early 20th century===
[[File:Gare Maritime de Cherbourg (1933).jpg|thumb|right|The gare maritime in 1933.]]

From 1847, the geographical and technical properties of the port of Cherbourg attracted shipping companies linking European ports to the east coast of the United States. At the end of the 1860s, the ships of the [[Royal Mail Steam Packet Company]] and the [[Hamburg America Line]] anchored in the harbour before crossing the Atlantic.<ref name="annales">{{cite journal|first=Renée|last=Hainneville|title=Cherbourg, port transatlantique|language=fr|trans-title=Cherbourg, transatlantic port|journal=[[Annales de Géographie]]|volume=32|issue=178|year=1923|pages=360–364|doi=10.3406/geo.1923.9866}}</ref> After leaving [[Southampton]], England, the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] made its first stop at Cherbourg on 10 April 1912,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/titanictimeline.htm|title=Titanic Timeline|work=About Education|access-date=9 September 2015|archive-date=5 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905120853/http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/titanictimeline.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> during its maiden voyage, where an additional 274 passengers embarked. In 1913, Cherbourg received 500 ships and 70,000 passengers.<ref name="bulletinBN">{{cite journal|title=Cherbourg : un port dans la guerre|language=fr|trans-title=Cherbourg: A port in the war|first=Rémy|last=Desquesnes|journal=Magazine du Conseil Régional de Basse-Normandie|number=32|date=November 1998}}</ref>

On 31 July 1909, Tsar [[Nicholas II]] and French president [[Armand Fallières]] met officially in Cherbourg to reinforce the [[Franco-Russian Alliance]].

During the [[First World War]], traffic was completely suspended. Cherbourg became the place of arrival for equipment and the British and American troops, and for departure on leave and injuries. The military port experienced an increase in activity, and the garrison stationed at Cherbourg was reinforced. The port infrastructures were developed to receive coal and oil required for the conflict. Traffic doubled, reaching 600,000 tons in 1918.<ref name="bulletinBN" />

Transatlantic transit resumed in the aftermath of the war with the British, American and Dutch transatlantic companies. To welcome the best stopovers, the Chamber of Commerce built a deep water port, a new ferry terminal, and an area dedicated to loading, unloading and storage of goods in the field of Mielles. Cherbourg became the first port of migration in Europe, and [[Cunard Line]], [[White Star Line]] and [[Red Star Line]] companies united to build the ''Hôtel Atlantique'' [Atlantic Hotel] intended to receive emigrants before crossing. At the same time, the downtown was renovated, especially in the architectural projects of [[René Levesque (architect)|René Levesque]], Drancey and {{Interlanguage link|René Levavasseur (architect)|fr|3=René Levavasseur (architecte)|lt=René Levavasseur}}. However, the [[Great Depression|1929 crisis]] put an end to the transatlantic peak.