The First Eleven Passages of the “Baltic.”
| Queenstown to New York. | New York to Queenstown. | ||||||||
| Voyage. | Days. | H. | M. | Voyage. | Days. | H. | M. | ||
| 1. | September, 1871 | 8 | 19 | 52 | 1. | October, 1871 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
| 2. | February, 1872 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 2. | March, 1872 | 9 | 3 | 38 |
| 3. | March, 1872 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 3. | April, 1872 | 8 | 3 | 58 |
| 4. | April, 1872 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 4. | May, 1872 | 8 | 20 | 10 |
| 5. | May, 1872 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 5. | June, 1872 | 8 | 22 | 20 |
| 6. | June, 1872 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 6. | July, 1872 | 8 | 19 | 8 |
| 7. | August, 1872 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 7. | August, 1872 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
| 8. | September, 1872 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 8. | September, 1872 | 8 | 10 | 53 |
| 9. | October, 1872 | 8 | 17 | 52 | 9. | October, 1872 | 8 | 11 | 50 |
| 10. | November, 1872 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 10. | December, 1872 | 7 | 23 | 22 |
| 11. | December, 1872 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11. | January, 1873 | 7 | 20 | 9 |
Copy of the “Adriatic’s” Log.
| Queenstown toward New York. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date. | Winds. | Courses. | Distance. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Weather. |
| 1872. | ||||||
| May 16 | .. | .. | Left | Liverpool | .. | 5.10 P.M., Rock Light abeam. |
| May 17 | .. | .. | Left | Queenstown | 11·05 | A.M., Roche’s Point abeam. |
| North. | West. | |||||
| May 18 | E.N.E. | W. | 381 | 51·22 | 18·12 | Fresh breeze and fine weather. |
| May 19 | Northerly | S. 87 W. | 348 | 51·13 | 27·27 | Mod. breeze and fine weather. |
| May 20 | Northerly | 75 | 366 | 49·31 | 36·42 | Calm. |
| May 21 | N.N.W. | 72 | 353 | 37·44 | 45·11 | Light breeze; dense fogs at times. |
| May 22 | N.N.W. | 62 | 362 | 44·57 | 52·57 | Mod. breeze; dense fogs at times. |
| May 23 | W. by N. | 78 | 333 | 43·20 | 60·21 | Light breeze; dense fogs at times. |
| May 24 | .. | 68 | 357 | 41·08 | 67·51 | Ditto, ditto. |
| May 25 | To S. Hook, | .. | 278 | .. | .. | Anchd. off Sandy Hook, 6 A.M. |
[257] See [Appendix No. 16, p. 614], for particulars of this passage.
[258] The Germanic (June 1875) made the passage from Queenstown to Sandy Hook in 7 days, 23 hours, and 7 minutes actual time. See details of her log, [Appendix No. 17].
[259] The following are some of the principal dimensions of the Britannic:
| Feet. | In. | |
| Length between perpendiculars | 455 | 0 |
| Length over all | 468 | 0 |
| Breadth of beam | 45 | 3 |
| Depth of hold | 34 | 0 |
| Net register tonnage 3,17415100 tons. |