How Fast Could A Steamship Cross the Ocean?
The first so-called “ocean greyhound” brought out by the Cunard Line, was the Acadia, which made her maiden voyage some eighty years ago. A comparison of her size and speed with those steamships that have subsequently made ”fast reputations” is interesting. The following is a list. It will be noted that no steamship has made a speed record since the Mauretania made hers in 1908 and 1909.
