THE FASTEST PASSENGER STEAMER IN THE WORLD.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1621, 28 July 1887, Page 3

THE FASTEST PASSENGER STEAMER IN THE WORLD.

The Queen Victoria; the new Liverpool and Iblo of Man Bteamor, left? the Tall of Bank, opposite Greenock, for ' Liverpool lately, and made the passage In the very short period of 9 hours 23 minutes actual steaming time. This Bhows a- spaed of nearly 22j knots, or 25. f >2 miles per hour and she thua proves herself to bo the fastest paaseDger steamer m the world, being only excelled ln speed by tbe lateat torpedo boats. Leaving Greenock at noon on a recent Saturday, the Qaeeh Victoria passed the Clooh lighthouse at 12.8 p.m., and steaming easily, passed the Cumbrae lighthouse at 12 50 p.m., arriving at Ardroesan at 1 8 p.m. to receive company and land the pilot. She left that port at 1.45 p.m., passed the Mnll of Galloway at 5 p.m., Point of _>r (Isle of Man) at 6 p.m., and arriving at Liverpool North Wall at 10 p.m.} thua making the passage m actnal » team Ing time, ss already stated, m 0 hours 23 minutes. The passage wonld have been made m a much shorter time bad the weather been what Is usually expected at thia season of the year. Immediately after leaving Ardroßsan the steamer ran out Into the teeth of what may be fairly called a gale of wind, which lasted until the Point of Ayr was retched and during the passage two or three squalls ai wind accompanied by rain, were met with, but the steamer behaved her* self splendidly standing op against the wind |o esvelleot f tyle.