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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.
1. SS United States. The SS United States holds the record for the fastest ocean liner ever built. As explained in the introduction section, we are talking about a time when liners were competing with each other to do the fastest time across the Atlantic.
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 ...
24 paź 2024 · The SS United States, the fastest ocean liner to ever cross the Atlantic, is preparing for one final voyage. Then it'll be sunk and turned into the world's largest artificial reef.
The Blue Riband awards the fastest passenger commercial transatlantic crossing. Below are some notable ships winning the Blue Riband on the westbound transatlantic crossing.
14 lip 2016 · On 15 July 1952 United States became the world’s fastest ocean liner. The United States Line superliner took the Blue Riband from Cunard Line’s Queen Mary, completing a westbound transatlantic crossing in 3 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes at an average speed of 34.51 knots, a record that stands to this day and is unlikely to ever be broken by ...
8 lut 2016 · A new dawn may be coming to the SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever, which has been tied up at a pier in Philadelphia since 1996. The ship is 990 feet long, more than a hundred feet ...
