643 KNOTS IN A DAY.
THE LUSITANIA BREAKS HER OWN RECORD. Tho Lusitania, which loft Liverpool on Saturday evening, July 4, with four-bladed propellers for tho first time, is apparently fulfilling the hopes of tho Cunard Company of still further improving her speed. A wireless mcssago stated that between noon on Sunday and noon on Monday alio did 643 knots at an averago per hour cf 25.43. Her previous record' was 641. Her average for the voyago so far is 25.15. Her daily runs aro: — Knots Averago. At noon, Sunday ... ... 61 26.20 , At noon, Monday 643 25.49 At noon, Tuesday 625 25.05 At noon, Wednesday ~ 622 25.03 Tho Mauretania's longest run for a day is 635 knots. But sho holds tho record of 4 days 20 hours 15 minutes, an average cf 24.86 knots, for tho long westward crossing, nino minutes better than tho Lusitania.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 283, 24 August 1908, Page 8
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