Blue Riband
Westbound record breakers

Blue Riband

Section Title: Westbound record breakers
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Ship	Flag	Year	Dates	Line	From	To	Distance	Days, hours, minutes	Speed

Sirius	-	1838	4 – 22 April	British & American	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	3,583 nautical miles (6,636 km)	18 d, 14 h, 22 m	8.03 knots (14.87 km/h)

Great Western	-	1838	8 – 23 April	GW	Avonmouth	New York	3,220 nautical miles (5,960 km)	15 d, 12 h, 0 m	8.66 knots (16.04 km/h)

Great Western	-	1838	2 – 17 June	GW	Avonmouth	New York	3,140 nautical miles (5,820 km)	14 d, 16 h, 0 m	8.92 knots (16.52 km/h)

Great Western	-	1839	18 May–31 May	GW	Avonmouth	New York	3,086 nautical miles (5,715 km)	13 d, 12 h, 0 m	9.52 knots (17.63 km/h)

Columbia	-	1841	4 – 15 June	Cunard	Liverpool	Halifax	2,534 nautical miles (4,693 km)	10 d, 19 h, 0 m	9.78 knots (18.11 km/h)

Great Western	-	1843	29 April–11 May	GW	Liverpool	New York	3,068 nautical miles (5,682 km)	12 d, 18 h, 0 m	10.03 knots (18.58 km/h)

Cambria	-	1845	19 – 29 July	Cunard	Liverpool	Halifax	2,534 nautical miles (4,693 km)	9 d, 20 h, 30 m	10.71 knots (19.83 km/h)

America	-	1848	3 – 12 June	Cunard	Liverpool	Halifax	2,534 nautical miles (4,693 km)	9 d, 0 h, 16 m	11.71 knots (21.69 km/h)

Europa	-	1848	14 – 23 October	Cunard	Liverpool	Halifax	2,534 nautical miles (4,693 km)	8 d, 23 h, 0 m	11.79 knots (21.84 km/h)

Asia	-	1850	18 May–27 May	Cunard	Liverpool	Halifax	2,534 nautical miles (4,693 km)	8 d, 14 h, 50 m	12.25 knots (22.69 km/h)

Pacific	-	1850	11 – 21 September	Collins	Liverpool	New York	3,050 nautical miles (5,650 km)	10 d, 4 h, 45 m	12.46 knots (23.08 km/h)

Baltic	-	1851	6 – 16 August	Collins	Liverpool	New York	3,039 nautical miles (5,628 km)	9 d, 19 h, 26 m	12.91 knots (23.91 km/h)

Baltic	-	1854	28 June – 7 July	Collins	Liverpool	New York	3,037 nautical miles (5,625 km)	9 d, 16 h, 52 m	13.04 knots (24.15 km/h)

Persia	-	1856	19 – 29 April	Cunard	Liverpool	Sandy Hook	3,045 nautical miles (5,639 km)	9 d, 16 h, 16 m	13.11 knots (24.28 km/h)

Scotia	-	1863	19 – 27 July	Cunard	Queenstown	New York	2,820 nautical miles (5,220 km)	8 d, 3 h, 0 m	14.46 knots (26.78 km/h)

Adriatic	-	1872	17 – 25 May	W.Star	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,778 nautical miles (5,145 km)	7 d, 23 h, 17 m	14.53 knots (26.91 km/h)

Germanic	-	1875	30 July – 7 August	W.Star	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,800 nautical miles (5,200 km)	7 d, 23 h, 7 m	14.65 knots (27.13 km/h)

City of Berlin	-	1875	17 – 25 September	Inman	Queenstown	Sandy Bank	2,829 nautical miles (5,239 km)	7 d, 18 h, 2 m	15.21 knots (28.17 km/h)

Britannic	-	1876	27 October – 4 November	W.Star	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,795 nautical miles (5,176 km)	7 d, 13 h, 11 m	15.43 knots (28.58 km/h)

Germanic	-	1877	6 – 13 April	W.Star	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,830 nautical miles (5,240 km)	7 d, 11 h, 37 m	15.76 knots (29.19 km/h)

Alaska	-	1882	9 – 16 April	Guion	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,802 nautical miles (5,189 km)	7 d, 6 h, 20 m	16.07 knots (29.76 km/h)

Alaska	-	1882	14 May–21 May	Guion	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,871 nautical miles (5,317 km)	7 d, 4 h, 12 m	16.67 knots (30.87 km/h)

Alaska	-	1882	18 – 25 June	Guion	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,886 nautical miles (5,345 km)	7 d, 1 h, 58 m	16.98 knots (31.45 km/h)

Alaska	-	1883	29 April–6 May	Guion	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,844 nautical miles (5,267 km)	6 d, 23 h, 48 m	17.05 knots (31.58 km/h)

Oregon	-	1884	13 – 19 April	Guion	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,861 nautical miles (5,299 km)	6 d, 10 h, 10 m	18.56 knots (34.37 km/h)

Etruria	-	1885	16 – 22 August	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,801 nautical miles (5,187 km)	6 d, 5 h, 31 m	18.73 knots (34.69 km/h)

Umbria	-	1887	29 May – 4 June	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,848 nautical miles (5,274 km)	6 d, 4 h, 12 m	19.22 knots (35.60 km/h)

Etruria	-	1888	27 May – 2 June	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,854 nautical miles (5,286 km)	6 d, 1 h, 55 m	19.56 knots (36.23 km/h)

City of Paris	-	1889	2 May–8 May	Inman	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,855 nautical miles (5,287 km)	5 d, 23 h, 7 m	19.95 knots (36.95 km/h)

City of Paris	-	1889	22 – 28 August	Inman	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,788 nautical miles (5,163 km)	5 d, 19 h, 18 m	20.01 knots (37.06 km/h)

Majestic	-	1891	30 July – 5 August	W.Star	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,777 nautical miles (5,143 km)	5 d, 18 h, 8 m	20.10 knots (37.23 km/h)

Teutonic	-	1891	13 – 19 August	W.Star	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,778 nautical miles (5,145 km)	5 d, 16 h, 31 m	20.35 knots (37.69 km/h)

City of Paris	-	1892	20 – 27 July	Inman	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,785 nautical miles (5,158 km)	5 d, 15 h, 58 m	20.48 knots (37.93 km/h)

City of Paris	-	1892	13 – 18 October	Inman	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,782 nautical miles (5,152 km)	5 d, 14 h, 24 m	20.70 knots (38.34 km/h)

Campania	-	1893	18 – 23 June	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,864 nautical miles (5,304 km)	5 d, 15 h, 37 m	21.12 knots (39.11 km/h)

Campania	-	1894	12 – 17 August	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,776 nautical miles (5,141 km)	5 d, 9 h, 29 m	21.44 knots (39.71 km/h)

Lucania	-	1894	26 – 31 August	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,787 nautical miles (5,162 km)	5 d, 8 h, 38 m	21.65 knots (40.10 km/h)

Lucania	-	1894	23 – 28 September	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,782 nautical miles (5,152 km)	5 d, 7 h, 48 m	21.75 knots (40.28 km/h)

Lucania	-	1894	21 – 26 October	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,779 nautical miles (5,147 km)	5 d, 7 h, 23 m	21.81 knots (40.39 km/h)

Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse	-	1898	30 March – 3 April	NDL	The Needles	Sandy Hook	3,120 nautical miles (5,780 km)	5 d, 20 h, 0 m	22.29 knots (41.28 km/h)

Deutschland	-	1900	6 – 12 July	Hapag	Eddystone	Sandy Hook	3,044 nautical miles (5,637 km)	5 d, 15 h, 46 m	22.42 knots (41.52 km/h)

Deutschland	-	1900	26 August – 1 September	Hapag	Cherbourg	Sandy Hook	3,050 nautical miles (5,650 km)	5 d, 12 h, 29 m	23.02 knots (42.63 km/h)

Deutschland	-	1901	26 July – 1 August	Hapag	Cherbourg	Sandy Hook	3,141 nautical miles (5,817 km)	5 d, 16 h, 12 m	23.06 knots (42.71 km/h)

Kronprinz Wilhelm	-	1902	10 – 16 September	NDL	Cherbourg	Sandy Hook	3,047 nautical miles (5,643 km)	5 d, 11 h, 57 m	23.09 knots (42.76 km/h)

Deutschland	-	1903	2 – 8 September	Hapag	Cherbourg	Sandy Hook	3,054 nautical miles (5,656 km)	5 d, 11 h, 54 m	23.15 knots (42.87 km/h)

Lusitania	-	1907	6 – 10 October	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,780 nautical miles (5,150 km)	4 d, 19 h, 52 m	23.99 knots (44.43 km/h)

Lusitania	-	1908	17 – 21 May	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,889 nautical miles (5,350 km)	4 d, 20 h, 22 m	24.83 knots (45.99 km/h)

Lusitania	-	1908	5 – 10 July	Cunard	Queenstown	Sandy Hook	2,891 nautical miles (5,354 km)	4 d, 19 h, 36 m	25.01 knots (46.32 km/h)

Lusitania	-	1909	8 – 12 August	Cunard	Queenstown	Ambrose Light	2,890 nautical miles (5,350 km)	4 d, 16 h, 40 m	25.65 knots (47.50 km/h)

Mauretania	-	1909	26 – 30 September	Cunard	Queenstown	Ambrose Light	2,784 nautical miles (5,156 km)	4 d, 10 h, 51 m	26.06 knots (48.26 km/h)

Bremen	-	1929	17 – 22 July	NDL	Cherbourg	Ambrose Light	3,164 nautical miles (5,860 km)	4 d, 17 h, 42 m	27.83 knots (51.54 km/h)

Europa	-	1930	20 – 25 March	NDL	Cherbourg	Ambrose Light	3,157 nautical miles (5,847 km)	4 d, 17 h, 6 m	27.91 knots (51.69 km/h)

Bremen	-	1933	27 June – 2 July	NDL	Cherbourg	Ambrose Light	3,149 nautical miles (5,832 km)	4 d, 16 h, 48 m	27.92 knots (51.71 km/h)

Rex	-	1933	11 – 16 August	Italian	Gibraltar	Ambrose Light	3,181 nautical miles (5,891 km)	4 d, 13 h, 58 m	28.92 knots (53.56 km/h)

Normandie	-	1935	30 May – 3 June	CGT	Bishop Rock	Ambrose Light	2,971 nautical miles (5,502 km)	4 d, 3 h, 2 m	29.98 knots (55.52 km/h)

Queen Mary	-	1936	20 – 24 August	C-WS	Bishop Rock	Ambrose Light	2,907 nautical miles (5,384 km)	4 d, 0 h, 27 m	30.14 knots (55.82 km/h)

Normandie	-	1937	29 July – 2 August	CGT	Bishop Rock	Ambrose Light	2,906 nautical miles (5,382 km)	3 d, 23 h, 2 m	30.58 knots (56.63 km/h)

Queen Mary	-	1938	4 – 8 August	C-WS	Bishop Rock	Ambrose Light	2,907 nautical miles (5,384 km)	3 d, 21 h, 48 m	30.99 knots (57.39 km/h)

United States	-	1952	11 – 15 July	USL	Bishop Rock	Ambrose Light	2,906 nautical miles (5,382 km)	3 d, 12 h, 12 m	34.51 knots (63.91 km/h)

Sentence(s)

Mauretania won the Blue Riband in 1909 and its record of 26.06 knots (48.26 km/h) stood for 20 years.

final_sentence: Mauretania won the Blue Riband in 1909 and its record of 26.06 knots (48.26 km/h) stood for 20 years.