Fastest Passenger Steamer in the world

Feilding Star, Volume IXI, Issue 21, 4 August 1887, Page 3

Fastest Passenger Steamer in the world

Iffestfori is iraaae v bf '*- the official tripmade on the Clyde ti& "oilier day byi 'the i :ne f^,.^ve)?pctif)I i 'an^. : 'i9lQ' of Manj steamer, n£nied,; the .Q 1 *?.?' 1 Victoria. \ The steamer iii/questum'left the tail ofi the- Bank, , opposite Greenoeky utor Liverpool, and made the passage in pr*the very short period, of 9 hours 23; minutes, actual steaming time.- This > shoves a speed of nearly 22J knots, or 25.62 miles' per hbur| and she thus proves Ilierself io / r be ! the; fastest * sl^amer'liijiAe;^^ & oSIy J "ex6elle«i in 'speed by B |the JafcMt torpedo boats. Leaving Greenock at noon on Satttrday , Ihe passed thei^lp^h^Ugfethons^. at 1?.8 p.m., and Bteaming_eaay, passed the Ciimr^e. ?I -I4ch4hpuseinajb ; 12150rqp.n1., atlArdraeaan rat viliß> p.ini, te?«ece^e coinpanyi and ■ land the "- She left at 1 1;«S» p.kn./ passed f the^^ Mtdl jof G4llrfway at, 5 pirn^v ?oihfr WKyt (ttle of jMai)' at 1 Grp.m^ M'araTed kit liverpiMiSortu Waliit^p.lo;, thjis making the passage in actual ateam-ing-timer«Jralready~Btatod" itf" 9 '"hours 23 minutes. The passage would have been made in a much shorter time^ hal'flie^weath'er*b©ed what is tisuklly*" expected : at ' this season ;of ithe j year. Immediately after- leaving Ardrossan the steamer ran into the teeth; of what mighfbefairW called ytf \gale'. .'"of wind which, lasted, until, the l^wntpf^yrt\ras^reached, and durihg' the passage two or three squalls of wind, accompaine^ by, ! raihj were met with, .b^xt the' 'steamer behaved herseli splend- ; idly, stendraff up against the wind in «xcelleirt ll ß^y'le. ;' ..V'";';^'.'.,.,.,-. •• *^';; 'n'h