Speeds Of Ocean Greyhounds
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This section is from the book "Scientific American Reference Book. A Manual for the Office, Household and Shop", by Albert A. Hopkins, A. Russell Bond. Also available from Amazon: Scientific American Reference Book.
Speeds Of Ocean Greyhounds
The following tables show the fast recorded times in which journeys have been made between English ports and those of the United States, Canada, India, China, Burmah, Australia, South Africa, and the West Indies.
The Atlantic Record. | Line or Company. | Timing of Record Run taken between | Distance, Nautical Miles. | Record Run. | Speed, Knots per Hour. | |||
D. | H. | M. | ||||||
Deutschland (16,500). | Hamburg - American. | New York (Sandy Hook) and Plymouth (off Eddystone). | 2,982 | E. | 5 | 7 | 38 | 23.36 |
Kronprinz Wilhelm (15,000). | North - German Lloyd. | New York (Sandy Hook) and Plymouth. | 2,978 | E. | 5 | 8 | 18 | 23.21 |
Kaiser Wilhelm II. | North - German Lloyd. | New York (Sandy Hook) and Plymouth (off Eddystone). | 3,112 | E. | 5 | 11 | 58 | 23.58 |
Lucania(12,952) | Cunard | Queenstown (Daunt's Rock) and New York. | 2,779 | W. | 5 | 7 | 23 | 21.81 |
St. Paul (11,629) | American | Southampton and New York. | 3,046 | W. | 6 | 0 | 31 | 21.08 |
Teutonic (10,000). | White Star....... | Queenstown (Daunt's Rock) and New York. | 2,778 | W. | 5 | 16 | 31 | 20.34 |
Minneapolis (13,402). | Atlantic Transport | (Off) Dover and New York (Sandy Hook). | 3,265 | W. | 8 | 2 | 31 | 16.80 |
New England (11,400). | Dominion | Queenstown (Daunt's Rock) and Boston Light. | 2,636 | W. | 6 | 12 | 42 | 16.62 |
Tunisian (10,576). | Allan................. | Rimouski and Moville (Ireland) via Belle Isle. | 2,307 | E. | 6 | 5 | 20 | 15.5 |
E. = Sailing eastward. W. = Sailing westward. - Daily Mail Year Book, 1904
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