The Blue Riband of the North Atlantic

Westbound

DATE	STEAMER	LINE	FROM	TO	NAUT MILES	DAYS/HRS /MINS	KNOTS

1838 (4/4-22/4)	Sirius	B&A	Cork	Sandy Hook	3583	18/14/22	8.03
1838 (8/4-23/4)	Great Western	GW	Avonmouth	New York	3220	15/12/0	8.66
1839 (2/6-17/6)	Great Western	GW	Avonmouth	New York	3140	14/16/0	8.92
1839 (18/5-31/5)	Great Western	GW	Avonmouth	New York	3086	13/12/0	9.52
1841 (4/6-15/6)	Columbia	Cunard	Liverpool	Halifax	(2534)	10/19/0	(9.78)
1843 (29/4-11/5)	Great Western	GW	Liverpool	New York	3068	12/18/0	10.03
1845 (19/7-29/7)	Cambria	Cunard	Liverpool	Halifax	(2534)	9/20/30	(10.71)
1848 (3/6-12/6)	America	Cunard	Liverpool	Halifax	(2534)	9/0/16	(11.71)
1848 (14/10-23/10)	Europa	Cunard	Liverpool	Halifax	(2534)	8/23/0	(11.79)
1850 (18/5-27/5)	Asia	Cunard	Liverpool	Halifax	(2534)	8/14/50	(12.25)
1850 (11/9 21/9)	Pacific	Collins	Liverpool	New York	(3050)	10/4/45	(12.46)
1851 (6/8-16/8)	Baltic	Collins	Liverpool	New York	3039	9/19/26	12.91
1854 (28/6-7/7)	Baltic	Collins	Liverpool	New York	3037	9/16/52	13.04
1856 (19/4-29/4)	Persia	Cunard	Liverpool	Sandy Hook	(3045)	9/16/16	(13.11)
1863 (19/7-27/7)	Scotia	Cunard	Queenstown	New York	(2820)	8/3/0	(14.46)
1872 (17/5-25/5)	Adriatic	W.Star	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2778	7/23/17	14.53
1875 (30/7-7/8)	Germanic	W.Star	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2800	7/23/7	14.65
1875 (17/9-25/9)	City Of Berlin	Inman	Queenstown	Sandy Bank	2829	7/18/2	15.21
1876 (27/10-4/11)	Britannic	W.Star	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2795	7/13/11	15.43
1877 (6/4-13/4)	Germanic	W.Star	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2830	7/11/37	15.76
1882 (9/4-16/4)	Alaska	Guion	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2802	7/6/20	16.07
1882 (14/5-21/5)	Alaska	Guion	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2871	7/4/12	16.67
1882 (18/6-25/6)	Alaska	Guion	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2836	7/1/58	16.98
1883 (29/4-6/5)	Alaska	Guion	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2844	6/23/48	17.05
1884 (13/4-19/4)	Oregon	Guion	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2861	6/10/10	18.56
1885 (16/8- 22/8)	Etruria	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2801	6/5/31	18.73
1887 (29/5-4/6)	Umbria	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2848	6/4/12	19.22
1888 (27/5-2/6)	Etruria	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2854	6/1/55	19.56
1889 (2/5-8/5)	City of Paris	I&I	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2855	5/23/7	19.95
1889 (22/8-28/8)	City of Paris	I&I	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2788	5/19/18	20.01
1891 (30/7-5/8)	Majestic	W.Star	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2777	5/18/8	20.10
1891 (13/8-19/8)	Teutonic	W.Star	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2778	5/16/31	20.35
1892 (20/7-27/7)	City of Paris	I&I	Queenstown	Sandy Book	2735	5/15/58	20.48
1892 (13/10-18/10)	City of Paris	I&I	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2782	5/14/24	20.70
1893 (18/6-23/6)	Campania	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2864	5/15/37	21.12
1894 (12/8-17/8)	Campania	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2776	5/9/29	21.44
1894 (26/8-31/3)	Lucania	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2787	5/8/38	21.65
1894 (23/9-28/9)	Lucania	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2782	5/7/48	21.75
1894 (21/10-26/10)	Lucania	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2779	5/7/23	21.81
1898 (30/3-3/4)	Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse	NDL	Needles	Sandy Hook	3120	5/20/0	22.29
1900 (6/7-12/7)	Deutschland	Hapag	Eddystone	Sandy Hook	3044	5/15/46	22.42
1900 (26/8-1/9)	Deutschland	Hapag	Cherbourg	Sandy Hook	3050	5/12/29	23.02
1901 (26/7-1/8)	Deutschland	Hapag	Cherbourg	Sandy Hook	3141	5/16/12	23.06
1902 (10/9-16/9)	Kronprinz Wilhelm	NDL	Cherbourg	Sandy Hook	3047	5/11/57	23.09
1903 (2/9-8/9)	Deutschland	Hapag	Cherbourg	Sandy Hook	3054	5/11/54	23.15
1907 (6/10-10/10)	Lusitania	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2780	4/19/52	23.99
1908 (17/5-21/5)	Lusitania	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2889	4/20/22	24.83
1908 (5/7-10/7)	Lusitania	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2891	4/19/36	25.01
1909 (8/8-12/8)	Lusitania	Cunard	Queenstown	Ambrose	2890	4/16/40	25.65
1909 (26/9-30/9)	Mauretania	Cunard	Queenstown	Ambrose	2784	4/10/51	26.06
1929 (17/7-22/7)	Bremen	NDL	Cherbourg	Ambrose	3164	4/17/42	27.83
1930 (20/3-25/3)	Europa	NDL	Cherbourg	Ambrose	3157	4/17/6	27.91
1933 (27/6-2/7)	Europa	NDL	Cherbourg	Ambrose	3149	4/16/48	27.92
1933 (11/8-16/8)	Rex	Italia	Gibraltar	Ambrose	3181	4/13/58	28.92
1935 (30/5-3/6)	Normandie	CGT	Bishop Rock	Ambrose	2971	4/3/2	29.98
1936 (20/8-24/8)	Queen Mary	C-WS	Bishop Rock	Ambrose	2907	4/0/27	30.14
1937 (29/7-1/8)	Normandie	CGT	Bishop Rock	Ambrose	2906	3/23/2	30.58
1938 (4/8-8/8)	Queen Mary	C-WS	Bishop Rock	Ambrose	2907	3/21/48	30.99
1952 (11/7-15/7)	United States	USL	Bishop Rock	Ambrose	2906	3/12/12	34.51

The Blue Riband of the North Atlantic

Eastbound

DATE	STEAMER	LINE	FROM	TO	NAUT MILES	DAYS/HRS /MINS	KNOTS

1838 (1/5-19/5)	Sirius	B&A	New York	Falmouth	(3159)	(18/0/0)	(7.31)
1838 (7/5-22/5)	Great Western	GW	New York	Avonmouth	3218	14/15/59	9.14
1838 (25/6-8/7)	Great Western	GW	New York	Avonmouth	3099	12/16/34	10.17
1840 (4/8-14/8)	Britannia	Cunard	Halifax	Liverpool	(2610)	9/21/44	(10.98)
1842 (28/4-11/5)	Great Western	GW	New York	Liverpool	3248	12/7/30	10.99
1843 (4/4-14/4)	Columbia	Cunard	Halifax	Liverpool	(2534)	9/12/0	(11.11)
1843 (18/5-27/5)	Hibernia	Cunard	Halifax	Liverpool	(2534)	9/10/44	(11.18)
1843 (18/7-27/7)	Hibernia	Cunard	Halifax	Liverpool	(2534)	8/22/44	(11.80)
1849 (19/7-28/7)	Canada	Cunard	Halifax	Liverpool	(2534)	8/12/44	(12.38)
1851 (10/5-20/5)	Pacific	Collins	New York	Liverpool	(3078)	9/20/14	(13.03)
1852 (7/2-17/2)	Arctic	Collins	New York	Liverpool	3051	9/17/15	13.06
1956 (2/4-12/4)	Persia	Cunard	Sandy Hook	Liverpool	(3048)	9/10/22	(13.46)
1856 (14/5-23/5)	Persia	Cunard	Sandy Hook	Liverpool	(3048)	9/3/24	(13.89)
1856 (6/8-15/8)	Persia	Cunard	Sandy Hook	Liverpool	(3046)	8/23/19	(14.15)
1863 (16/12-24/12)	Scotia	Cunard	New York	Queenstown	(2800)	8/5/42	(14.16)
1869 (4/12-12/12)	City of Brussels	Inman	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	(2780)	7/20/33	(14.74)
1873 (11/1-19/1)	Baltic	W.Star	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2840	7/20/9	15.09
1875 (2/10-10/10)	City of Berlin	Inman	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2820	7/15/28	15.37
1876 (5/2-13/2)	Germanic	W.Star	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2894	7/15/17	15.79
1876 (16/12-24/12)	Britannic	W.Star	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2892	7/12/41	15.94
1879 (22/7-29/7)	Arizona	Guion	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2810	7/8/11	15.96
1882 (30/5-6/6)	Alaska	Guion	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	(2791)	6/22/0	(16.81)
1882 (12/9-19/9)	Alaska	Guion	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2781	6/18/37	17.10
1884 (29/3-5/4)	Oregon	Guion	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2916	7/2/18	17.12
1884 (26/4-3/5)	Oregon	Guion	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	291	6/16/57	18.09
1884 (30/7-6/8)	Oregon	Cunard	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2853	6/12/54	18.18
1884 (3/9-10/9)	Oregon	Cunard	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2853	6/11/9	18.39
1885 (1/8-7/8)	Etruria	Cunard	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2822	6/9/0	18.44
1888 (7/7-14/7)	Etruria	Cunard	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2981	6/4/50	19.36
1889 (15/5-22/5)	City of Paris	I&I	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2894	6/0/29	20.03
1892 (17/8-23/8)	City of New York	I&I	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2814	5/19/57	20.11
1893 (6/5-12/5)	Campania	Cunard	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2928	5/17/27	21.30
1894 (6/5-12/5)	Lucania	Cunard	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2911	3/13/28	21.81
1894 (2/6-8/6)	Lucania	Cunard	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2911	5/12/59	21.90
1895 (18/5-24/5)	Lucania	Cunard	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2897	5/11/40	22.00
1897 (23/11-29/11)	Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse	NDL	Sandy Hook	Needles	3065	5/17/23	22.33
1900 (18/7-24/7)	Deutschland	Hapag	Sandy Hook	Eddystone	3085	5/15/5	22.84
1900 (4/9-10/9)	Deutschland	Hapag	Sandy Hook	Eddystone	2981	5/7/38	23.36
1901 (13/6-19/6)	Deutschland	Hapag	Sandy Hook	Eddystone	3083	5/11/51	23.38
1901 (10/7-17/7)	Deutschland	Hapag	Sandy Hook	Eddystone	3082	5/11/5	23.51
1904 (14/6-20/6)	Kaiser Wilhelm II	NDL	Sandy Hook	Eddystone	3112	5/11/58	23.58
1907 (19/10-24/10)	Lusitania	Cunard	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2807	4/22/53	23.61
1907 (30/11-5/12)	Mauretania	Cunard	Beady Hook	Queenstown	2807	4/22/33	23.69
1908 (25/1-30/1)	Mauretania	Cunard	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2932	5/2/41	23.90
1908 (7/3-12/3)	Mauretania	Cunard	Sandy Hook	Queenstown	2932	5/0/5	24.42
1909 (3/2-8/2)	Mauretania	Cunard	Ambrose	Queenstown,	2930	4/20/27	25.16
1909 (17/3-22/3)	Mauretania	Cunard	Ambrose	Queenstown	2934	4/18/35	25.61
1909 (5/5-10/5)	Mauretania	Cunard	Ambrose	Queenstown	2934	4/18/11	25.70
1909 (16/6-21/6)	Mauretania	Cunard	Ambrose	Queenstown	2933	4/17/21	25.88
1924 (20/8-25/8)	Mauretania	Cunard	Ambrose	Cherbourg	3198	5/1/49	26.25
1929 (27/7-1/8)	Bremen	NDL	Ambrose	Eddystone	3084	4/14/30	27.91
1933 (10/6-15/6)	Bremen	NDL	Ambrose	Cherbourg	3199	4/16/15	28.51
1935 (7/6-11/6)	Normandie	CGT	Ambrose	Bishop Rock	3015	4/3/25	30.31
1936 (26/8-30/8)	Queen Mary	C-WS	Ambrose	Bishop Rock	2939	3/23/57	30.63
1937 (18/3-22/3)	Normandie	CGT	Ambrose	Bishop Rock	2967	4/0/6	30.99
1937 (4/8-8/8)	Normandie	CGT	Ambrose	Bishop Rock	2936	3/22/7	31.20
1938 (10/8-14/8)	Queen Mary	C-WS	Ambrose	Bishop Rock	2938	3/20/42	31.69
1952 (3/7-7/7)	United States	USL	Ambrose	Bishop Rock	2942	3/10/40	35.59

Distances shown in parentheses indicate that the figure is approximate.
It follows then that the speed is also an approximation.

Source: North Atlantic Seaway, Vol. 5, N.R.P. Bonsor, 1980
Corrected by Mike Choi