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The Blue Riband (/ ˈ r ɪ b ə n d /) is an unofficial accolade given to the passenger liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in regular service with the record highest average speed. The term was borrowed from horse racing and was not widely used until after 1910.
SS United States is a retired ocean liner built during 1950 and 1951 for United States Lines. She is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction, retaining the Blue Riband for the highest average speed since her maiden voyage in 1952, a title she still ...
This is a list of ocean liners past and present, which are passenger ships engaged in the transportation of passengers and goods in transoceanic voyages. Ships primarily designed for pleasure cruises are listed at List of cruise ships. Some ships which have been explicitly designed for both line voyages and cruises, or which have been converted ...
16 gru 2020 · The SS United States held – and, incredibly, still holds today – the fastest transatlantic speed record for a liner, and possessed a secret double identity.
The Blue Riband awards the fastest passenger commercial transatlantic crossing. Below are some notable ships winning the Blue Riband on the westbound transatlantic crossing.
8 lut 2018 · A total of 35 Atlantic liners held the Blue Riband for some time, but few for very long. From 1845 to 1952, the ship to hold the record for fastest average speed across the Atlantic was Cunard ’s Mauretania, reigning from 1909 to 1929.
The Blue Riband. The Blue Riband was awarded to the ship that made the fastest transatlantic crossing. Actually, the award consisted of two prizes – one for eastbound crossings and one for westbound ones. In 1933, a trophy was commisioned and donated by Geoffrey Hales.
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