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The Blue Riband is an award held by the ship with the record for a transatlantic crossing. The first steam powered crossing of the Atlantic was in 1833. The Blue Riband was a creation of the transatlantic shipping companies in the 1860s, for the publicity opportunities of possessing the fastest ship. There were separate awards for the fastest eastbound and westbound crossings. It was represented by a blue pennant flown from the topmast of the ship, until 1930 when Sir Harold Keates Hales (1868-1942), a British politician and owner of Hales Brothers shipping company, initiated a trophy. Italian ship-rigged vessel Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft, usually with multiple decks. ... The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of the earths surface. ... A steam engine is a heat engine that makes use of the potential energy that exists as pressure in steam, converting it to mechanical work. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...


The Hales Trophy is awarded on the basis of average speed, since the distance of transatlantic routes varies. Theoretically the endpoints could be any port in the Canadian Maritimes or the Eastern Seaboard of the United States in the west, and any port in Ireland, Britain, or western Europe in the east, but traditionally routings considered for transatlantic records tend to involve service to or from New York City. The last "superliner" to hold the trophy was the SS United States, which set a time that was not beaten until 1990. Superliner is a term sometimes used for an ocean liner of over 10,000 gross tons. ... The SS United States (also known as The Big U) is an ocean liner built in 1952. ... This article is about the year. ...


Holders of the Blue Riband

Some of the ships that held the record for the fastest crossing, including those recorded before the Blue Riband was instituted, with the date first achieved:

The Blue Riband of the North Atlantic
Westbound
Steamer Date Line From To Nautical Miles Days/Hours/Minutes Knots
Sirius 1838 (4/4-22/4) B&A Cork Sandy Hook 3583 18/14/22 8.03
Great Western 1838 (8/4-23/4) GW Avonmouth New York 3220 15/12/0 8.66
Great Western 1839 (2/6-17/6) GW Avonmouth New York 3140 14/16/0 8.92
Great Western 1839 (18/5-31/5) GW Avonmouth New York 3086 13/12/0 9.52
Columbia 1841 (4/6-15/6) Cunard Liverpool Halifax (2534) 10/19/0 (9.78)
Great Western 1843 (29/4-11/5) GW Liverpool New York 3068 12/18/0 10.03
Cambria 1845 (19/7-29/7) Cunard Liverpool Halifax (2534) 9/20/30 (10.71)
America 1848 (3/6-12/6) Cunard Liverpool Halifax (2534) 9/0/16 (11.71)
Europa 1848 (14/10-23/10) Cunard Liverpool Halifax (2534) 8/23/0 (11.79)
Asia 1850 (18/5-27/5) Cunard Liverpool Halifax (2534) 8/14/50 (12.25)
Pacific 1850 (11/9 21/9) Collins Liverpool New York (3050) 10/4/45 (12.46)
Baltic 1851 (6/8-16/8) Collins Liverpool New York 3039 9/19/26 12.91
Baltic 1854 (28/6-7/7) Collins Liverpool New York 3037 9/16/52 13.04
Persia 1856 (19/4-29/4) Cunard Liverpool Sandy Hook (3045) 9/16/16 (13.11)
Scotia 1863 (19/7-27/7) Cunard Queenstown New York (2820) 8/3/0 (14.46)
Adriatic 1872 (17/5-25/5) W.Star Queenstown Sandy Hook 2778 7/23/17 14.53
Germanic 1875 (30/7-7/8) W.Star Queenstown Sandy Hook 2800 7/23/7 14.65
City Of Berlin 1875 (17/9-25/9) Inman Queenstown Sandy Bank 2829 7/18/2 15.21
Britannic 1876 (27/10-4/11) W.Star Queenstown Sandy Hook 2795 7/13/11 15.43
Germanic 1877 (6/4-13/4) W.Star Queenstown Sandy Hook 2830 7/11/37 15.76
Alaska 1882 (9/4-16/4) Guion Queenstown Sandy Hook 2802 7/6/20 16.07
Alaska 1882 (14/5-21/5) Guion Queenstown Sandy Hook 2871 7/4/12 16.67
Alaska 1882 (18/6-25/6) Guion Queenstown Sandy Hook 2836 7/1/58 16.98
Alaska 1883 (29/4-6/5) Guion Queenstown Sandy Hook 2844 6/23/48 17.05
Oregon 1884 (13/4-19/4) Guion Queenstown Sandy Hook 2861 6/10/10 18.56
Etruria 1885 (16/8- 22/8) Cunard Queenstown Sandy Hook 2801 6/5/31 18.73
Umbria 1887 (29/5-4/6) Cunard Queenstown Sandy Hook 2848 6/4/12 19.22
Etruria 1888 (27/5-2/6) Cunard Queenstown Sandy Hook 2854 6/1/55 19.56
City of Paris 1889 (2/5-8/5) I&I Queenstown Sandy Hook 2855 5/23/7 19.95
City of Paris 1889 (22/8-28/8) I&I Queenstown Sandy Hook 2788 5/19/18 20.01
Majestic 1891 (30/7-5/8) W.Star Queenstown Sandy Hook 2777 5/18/8 20.10
Teutonic 1891 (13/8-19/8) W.Star Queenstown Sandy Hook 2778 5/16/31 20.35
City of Paris 1892 (20/7-27/7) I&I Queenstown Sandy Book 2735 5/15/58 20.48
City of Paris 1892 (13/10-18/10) I&I Queenstown Sandy Hook 2782 5/14/24 20.70
Campania 1893 (18/6-23/6) Cunard Queenstown Sandy Hook 2864 5/15/37 21.12
Campania 1894 (12/8-17/8) Cunard Queenstown Sandy Hook 2776 5/9/29 21.44
Lucania 1894 (26/8-31/3) Cunard Queenstown Sandy Hook 2787 5/8/38 21.65
Lucania 1894 (23/9-28/9) Cunard Queenstown Sandy Hook 2782 5/7/48 21.75
Lucania 1894 (21/10-26/10) Cunard Queenstown Sandy Hook 2779 5/7/23 21.81
Kaiser Wilhelm der Große 1898 (30/3-3/4) NDL Needles Sandy Hook 3120 5/20/0 22.29
Deutschland 1900 (6/7-12/7) Hapag Eddystone Sandy Hook 3044 5/15/46 22.42
Deutschland 1900 (26/8-1/9) Hapag Cherbourg Sandy Hook 3050 5/12/29 23.02
Deutschland 1901 (26/7-1/8) Hapag Cherbourg Sandy Hook 3141 5/16/12 23.06
Kronprinz Wilhelm 1902 (10/9-16/9) NDL Cherbourg Sandy Hook 3047 5/11/57 23.09
Deutschland 1903 (2/9-8/9) Hapag Cherbourg Sandy Hook 3054 5/11/54 23.15
Lusitania 1907 (6/10-10/10) Cunard Queenstown Sandy Hook 2780 4/19/52 23.99
Lusitania 1908 (17/5-21/5) Cunard Queenstown Sandy Hook 2889 4/20/22 24.83
Lusitania 1908 (5/7-10/7) Cunard Queenstown Sandy Hook 2891 4/19/36 25.01
Lusitania 1909 (8/8-12/8) Cunard Queenstown Ambrose 2890 4/16/40 25.65
Mauretania 1909 (26/9-30/9) Cunard Queenstown Ambrose 2784 4/10/51 26.06
Bremen 1929 (17/7-22/7) NDL Cherbourg Ambrose 3164 4/17/42 27.83
Europa 1930 (20/3-25/3) NDL Cherbourg Ambrose 3157 4/17/6 27.91
Europa 1933 (27/6-2/7) NDL Cherbourg Ambrose 3149 4/16/48 27.92
Rex 1933 (11/8-16/8) Italia Gibraltar Ambrose 3181 4/13/58 28.92
Normandie 1935 (30/5-3/6) CGT Bishop Rock Ambrose 2971 4/3/2 29.98
Queen Mary 1936 (20/8-24/8) C-WS Bishop Rock Ambrose 2907 4/0/27 30.14
Normandie 1937 (29/7-1/8) CGT Bishop Rock Ambrose 2906 3/23/2 30.58
Queen Mary 1938 (4/8-8/8) C-WS Bishop Rock Ambrose 2907 3/21/48 30.99
United States 1952 (11/7-15/7) USL Bishop Rock Ambrose 2906 3/12/12 34.51
Eastbound
Steamer Date Line From To Nautical Miles Days/Hours/Minutes Knots
Sirius 1838 (1/5-19/5) B&A New York Falmouth (3159) (18/0/0) (7.31)
Great Western 1838 (7/5-22/5) GW New York Avonmouth 3218 14/15/59 9.14
Great Western 1838 (25/6-8/7) GW New York Avonmouth 3099 12/16/34 10.17
Britannia 1840 (4/8-14/8) Cunard Halifax Liverpool (2610) 9/21/44 (10.98)
Great Western 1842 (28/4-11/5) GW New York Liverpool 3248 12/7/30 10.99
Columbia 1843 (4/4-14/4) Cunard Halifax Liverpool (2534) 9/12/0 (11.11)
Hibernia 1843 (18/5-27/5) Cunard Halifax Liverpool (2534) 9/10/44 (11.18)
Hibernia 1843 (18/7-27/7) Cunard Halifax Liverpool (2534) 8/22/44 (11.80)
Canada 1849 (19/7-28/7) Cunard Halifax Liverpool (2534) 8/12/44 (12.38)
Pacific 1851 (10/5-20/5) Collins New York Liverpool (3078) 9/20/14 (13.03)
Arctic 1852 (7/2-17/2) Collins New York Liverpool 3051 9/17/15 13.06
Persia 1956 (2/4-12/4) Cunard Sandy Hook Liverpool (3048) 9/10/22 (13.46)
Persia 1856 (14/5-23/5) Cunard Sandy Hook Liverpool (3048) 9/3/24 (13.89)
Persia 1856 (6/8-15/8) Cunard Sandy Hook Liverpool (3046) 8/23/19 (14.15)
Scotia 1863 (16/12-24/12) Cunard New York Queenstown (2800) 8/5/42 (14.16)
City of Brussels 1869 (4/12-12/12) Inman Sandy Hook Queenstown (2780) 7/20/33 (14.74)
Baltic 1873 (11/1-19/1) W.Star Sandy Hook Queenstown 2840 7/20/9 15.09
City of Berlin 1875 (2/10-10/10) Inman Sandy Hook Queenstown 2820 7/15/28 15.37
Germanic 1876 (5/2-13/2) W.Star Sandy Hook Queenstown 2894 7/15/17 15.79
Britannic 1876 (16/12-24/12) W.Star Sandy Hook Queenstown 2892 7/12/41 15.94
Arizona 1879 (22/7-29/7) Guion Sandy Hook Queenstown 2810 7/8/11 15.96
Alaska 1882 (30/5-6/6) Guion Sandy Hook Queenstown (2791) 6/22/0 (16.81)
Alaska 1882 (12/9-19/9) Guion Sandy Hook Queenstown 2781 6/18/37 17.10
Oregon 1884 (29/3-5/4) Guion Sandy Hook Queenstown 2916 7/2/18 17.12
Oregon 1884 (26/4-3/5) Guion Sandy Hook Queenstown 291 6/16/57 18.09
Oregon 1884 (30/7-6/8) Cunard Sandy Hook Queenstown 2853 6/12/54 18.18
Oregon 1884 (3/9-10/9) Cunard Sandy Hook Queenstown 2853 6/11/9 18.39
Etruria 1885 (1/8-7/8) Cunard Sandy Hook Queenstown 2822 6/9/0 18.44
Etruria 1888 (7/7-14/7) Cunard Sandy Hook Queenstown 2981 6/4/50 19.36
City of Paris 1889 (15/5-22/5) I&I Sandy Hook Queenstown 2894 6/0/29 20.03
City of New York 1892 (17/8-23/8) I&I Sandy Hook Queenstown 2814 5/19/57 20.11
Campania 1893 (6/5-12/5) Cunard Sandy Hook Queenstown 2928 5/17/27 21.30
Lucania 1894 (6/5-12/5) Cunard Sandy Hook Queenstown 2911 3/13/28 21.81
Lucania 1894 (2/6-8/6) Cunard Sandy Hook Queenstown 2911 5/12/59 21.90
Lucania 1895 (18/5-24/5) Cunard Sandy Hook Queenstown 2897 5/11/40 22.00
Kaiser Wilhelm der Große 1897 (23/11-29/11) NDL Sandy Hook Needles 3065 5/17/23 22.33
Deutschland 1900 (18/7-24/7) Hapag Sandy Hook Eddystone 3085 5/15/5 22.84
Deutschland 1900 (4/9-10/9) Hapag Sandy Hook Eddystone 2981 5/7/38 23.36
Deutschland 1901 (13/6-19/6) Hapag Sandy Hook Eddystone 3083 5/11/51 23.38
Deutschland 1901 (10/7-17/7) Hapag Sandy Hook Eddystone 3082 5/11/5 23.51
Kaiser Wilhelm II 1904 (14/6-20/6) NDL Sandy Hook Eddystone 3112 5/11/58 23.58
Lusitania 1907 (19/10-24/10) Cunard Sandy Hook Queenstown 2807 4/22/53 23.61
Mauretania 1907 (30/11-5/12) Cunard Beady Hook Queenstown 2807 4/22/33 23.69
Mauretania 1908 (25/1-30/1) Cunard Sandy Hook Queenstown 2932 5/2/41 23.90
Mauretania 1908 (7/3-12/3) Cunard Sandy Hook Queenstown 2932 5/0/5 24.42
Mauretania 1909 (3/2-8/2) Cunard Ambrose Queenstown, 2930 4/20/27 25.16
Mauretania 1909 (17/3-22/3) Cunard Ambrose Queenstown 2934 4/18/35 25.61
Mauretania 1909 (5/5-10/5) Cunard Ambrose Queenstown 2934 4/18/11 25.70
Mauretania 1909 (16/6-21/6) Cunard Ambrose Queenstown 2933 4/17/21 25.88
Mauretania 1924 (20/8-25/8) Cunard Ambrose Cherbourg 3198 5/1/49 26.25
Bremen 1929 (27/7-1/8) NDL Ambrose Eddystone 3084 4/14/30 27.91
Bremen 1933 (10/6-15/6) NDL Ambrose Cherbourg 3199 4/16/15 28.51
Normandie 1935 (7/6-11/6) CGT Ambrose Bishop Rock 3015 4/3/25 30.31
Queen Mary 1936 (26/8-30/8) C-WS Ambrose Bishop Rock 2939 3/23/57 30.63
Normandie 1937 (18/3-22/3) CGT Ambrose Bishop Rock 2967 4/0/6 30.99
Normandie 1937 (4/8-8/8) CGT Ambrose Bishop Rock 2936 3/22/7 31.20
Queen Mary 1938 (10/8-14/8) C-WS Ambrose Bishop Rock 2938 3/20/42 31.69
United States 1952 (3/7-7/7) USL Ambrose Bishop Rock 2942 3/10/40 35.59
Hoverspeed Great Britain 1990 Jun 23         3/7/54 36.6
Catalonia 1998 Jun 9         3/9/40 38.9
Cat-Link V 1998 Jul 20         2/20/9 41.3

The steamship SS Great Western (named for the Great Western Railway Company) was the first steamship purposely built for the Atlantic crossing. ... The steamship SS Great Western (named for the Great Western Railway Company) was the first steamship purposely built for the Atlantic crossing. ... The steamship SS Great Western (named for the Great Western Railway Company) was the first steamship purposely built for the Atlantic crossing. ... The steamship SS Great Western (named for the Great Western Railway Company) was the first steamship purposely built for the Atlantic crossing. ... Britannic and Germanic 2x4 carte de visite, circa 1870. ... Kaiser Wilhelm der Große, (Kaiser William the Great), named after the then Kaisers grandfather, Kaiser Wilhelm I, was a German ocean liner of the Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping line. ... The first Deutschland was a passenger liner by the Hamburg-Amerika line of Germany. ... The first Deutschland was a passenger liner by the Hamburg-Amerika line of Germany. ... The first Deutschland was a passenger liner by the Hamburg-Amerika line of Germany. ... This page is about the passenger liner Kronprinz Wilhelm, built in 1901, temporarily converted to a WWI warship in 1914, and broken up in 1923. ... The first Deutschland was a passenger liner by the Hamburg-Amerika line of Germany. ... RMS Mauretania, the Lusitanias sister ship. ... RMS Mauretania, the Lusitanias sister ship. ... RMS Mauretania, the Lusitanias sister ship. ... RMS Mauretania, the Lusitanias sister ship. ... The RMS Mauretania at sea. ... The SS Bremen of 1929 was one of a pair of ocean liners built for the Norddeutsche Lloyd line (NDL) for the transatlantic passenger service. ... The SS Europa was one of a pair of fast ocean liners built in the late twenties for the North German Lloyd line (NDL) for the transatlantic passenger service. ... The SS Europa was one of a pair of fast ocean liners built in the late twenties for the North German Lloyd line (NDL) for the transatlantic passenger service. ... The SS Rex was a product of Navigazione Generale Italiana (later become Italian Line - Italia Società di Navigazione). ... The poster Normandie (1935) is one of Cassandres most famous designs The Normandie was a French ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France. ... RMS Queen Mary was a Cunard Line (then Cunard White Star Line) ocean liner that sailed the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967. ... The poster Normandie (1935) is one of Cassandres most famous designs The Normandie was a French ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France. ... RMS Queen Mary was a Cunard Line (then Cunard White Star Line) ocean liner that sailed the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967. ... The SS United States (also known as The Big U) is an ocean liner built in 1952. ... The steamship SS Great Western (named for the Great Western Railway Company) was the first steamship purposely built for the Atlantic crossing. ... The steamship SS Great Western (named for the Great Western Railway Company) was the first steamship purposely built for the Atlantic crossing. ... The steamship SS Great Western (named for the Great Western Railway Company) was the first steamship purposely built for the Atlantic crossing. ... Britannic and Germanic 2x4 carte de visite, circa 1870. ... Kaiser Wilhelm der Große, (Kaiser William the Great), named after the then Kaisers grandfather, Kaiser Wilhelm I, was a German ocean liner of the Norddeutscher Lloyd shipping line. ... The first Deutschland was a passenger liner by the Hamburg-Amerika line of Germany. ... The first Deutschland was a passenger liner by the Hamburg-Amerika line of Germany. ... The first Deutschland was a passenger liner by the Hamburg-Amerika line of Germany. ... 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The poster Normandie (1935) is one of Cassandres most famous designs The Normandie was a French ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France. ... The poster Normandie (1935) is one of Cassandres most famous designs The Normandie was a French ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France. ... RMS Queen Mary was a Cunard Line (then Cunard White Star Line) ocean liner that sailed the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967. ... The SS United States (also known as The Big U) is an ocean liner built in 1952. ... This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ...

References

  • Arnd Stroeh, "From Superliners to Airliners", as of February 27, 2003; [1]
  • The Blue Riband of the North Atlantic, westbound and eastbound holders, greatships.net; [2]
    • which cites:
    • North Atlantic Seaway, Vol. 5, N.R.P. Bonsor, 1980
  • Danish ferry sets new Atlantic-crossing record!!, vulkanusa.com; [3]
  • The Hales Trophy, seacontainers.com; [4]
  • Kludas, Arnold. Record breakers of the North Atlantic - Blue Riband Liners 1838-1952, Chatham Publishing, London, 2000.
  • Information about the Kronprinz Wilhelm's award-winning voyage

Other meanings

Blue Riband is also used to describe the most prestigious race in a particular sport. For example, in athletics (track and field) the blue riband distance is traditionally the men's 1500m (or mile) although the men's 100 m sprint is nowadays preferred by some. In cycling the blue riband is the Tour de France. In kayaking and canoeing championships the blue riband race is the men's K1 1000m. In the rowing world championships and at the Olympics, the blue riband event is the Men's Eights, raced over 2000m. At Henley Royal Regatta, the blue riband event is the Grand Challenge Cup, for Men's Eights, and is usually won by National Squad eights. The term is unofficial and often implies a certain glamour. For example the Monaco Grand Prix remains the blue riband race on the Formula One motor-racing calendar due to its glamorous location although the course is no longer suited to modern race cars. Typical outdoor red rubber track For the American League baseball team based in Oakland, California see Oakland Athletics. ... Cycling is a recreation, a sport and a means of transport across land. ... The Tour de France (French for Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is the most famous and prestigious road bicycle race in the world. ... // This article is about flatwater canoe racing. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... A race taking place at Henley Regatta 2004 Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the river Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. ... The Monaco Grand Prix is a Formula One race held annually, and since 1929, in the Principality of Monaco considered to be one of the most important and prestigious races around the world alongside the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...


In the USA the term has gradually been replaced by the term blue ribbon. Its British heritage is reflected in the "Blue Riband" chocolate biscuits made by Nestlé and sold in the UK and Ireland, and Blue Riband spirits made by McDowell & Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of UBL Group, and sold in India. In symbolism, blue ribbon is a term used to describe something of high quality. ... Nestlé S.A. or Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, is the worlds biggest food and beverage company. ...



 

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