What was the name of the first vessel to sail through the Suez Canal?
Correct answer: HMS Newport

cubby
Officially, the first ship to navigate through the canal was the imperial yacht of French Empress Eugenie, the L’Aigle, followed by the British ocean liner Delta.

Mori
the look on L'Aigle's captain's face must've been utterly horrified!!! Capt Nares was clearly very skilled.