ATLANTIC CROSSING.
FAST TRIP BY MAURETANIA.
BREMEN NEARLY EQUALLED
Australian and N.Z. Press Association. LONDON. Aug. 21
The Maurctania steamed from New York to the Eddystone Lighthouse in 4 days 17 hours 49 minutes at an average speed of 27.22 knots (over 31 miles an hour). She beat her own record by four hours, but failed to erjual the Bremen's record bv two hours.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20341, 23 August 1929, Page 11
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