| Date. | Winds. | Courses. | Distances. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Weather. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875. | ||||||
| July 29 | .. | .. | Left Liverpool 4.50 Bell Buoy, 6.42 p.m. | |||
| July 30 | .. | .. | Left Queenstown 11.35 a.m. Roche’s point abeam. | |||
| S. W. | North. | West. | ||||
| July 31 | Northerly | 87·34½ | 367 | 51· 9 | 17·46 | Fine. |
| Aug. 1 | Variable | 81·11 | 367 | 50·13 | 27·18 | Overcast. |
| Aug. 2 | Variable | 77·00 | 360 | 48·52 | 36·19 | Overcast, with head sea. |
| Aug. 3 | Westerly | 68·37 | 348 | 46·45 | 44·22 | Cloudy, with head sea. |
| Aug. 4 | N. Westerly | 66·19 | 373 | 44·15 | 52·31 | Fine. |
| Aug. 5 | S. W. | 72·52 | 364 | 42·29 | 60·29 | Cloudy. |
| Aug. 6 | S. W. | 74·00 | 361 | 40·50 | 68·12 | Cloudy. |
| Aug. 7 | To S. Hook | .. | 260 | .. | .. | Arrived off Sandy Hook. 6.20 a.m. |
Mean Time—7 Days, 23 Hours, 7 Minutes.
Homewards.
| Date. | Winds. | Courses. | Distances. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Weather. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875. | ||||||
| Aug. 14 | Left New York. Sandy Hook abeam 5.11 p.m. | |||||
| N. E. | North. | West. | ||||
| Aug. 15 | Southerly. | 87·33 | 278 | 40·40 | 68·20 | Overcast. |
| Aug. 16 | Southerly. | 69·00 | 343 | 42·24 | 61·12 | Overcast. |
| Aug. 17 | Southerly. | 65·33 | 341 | 44·45 | 54· 4 | Overcast. |
| Aug. 18 | Southerly. | 65·23 | 341 | 47· 7 | 46·39 | Overcast. |
| Aug. 19 | S. W. | 68·18 | 357 | 49·19 | 38·21 | Overcast. |
| Aug. 20 | Westerly. | 75·00 | 364 | 50·53 | 29·13 | Moderate. |
| Aug. 21 | Westerly. | 84·48 | 342 | 51·24 | 20·10 | Fine. |
| Aug. 22 | S. W. | 88·34 | 360 | 51·15 | 10·46 | Fine. |
| To Queenstown. | 105 | Arrived 7.41 p.m. | ||||
| Aug. 23 | In Channel Holyhead 8.22 a.m. | Liverpool 1.20 p.m. | ||||
Mean Time—7 Days, 22 Hours, 8 Minutes.
FOOTNOTES:
[469] As will be seen by the above abstract of log, the Adriatic sailing west, made 396 knots, or 455 miles, in (calculating the actual time) 24½ hours, or equal to 18·55 miles per hour; but on her return passage on the same voyage (May 1872), she made (sailing east) 384 knots, or 441½ miles in 23½ hours actual time, which is equal to 18·9 miles per hour.
APPENDIX No. 17. Vol. iv., p. 286.
Table I.—Outwards, 1873.—Statement of Passages made to the Westward during 1873 by Steamers of the White Star, Cunard, Inman, National, and Guion Lines from Queenstown (2777 Miles), and of Bremen (N. German Lloyd’s) Line from Southampton (2995 Miles), and of Hamburg-American Line from Havre to Sandy Hook (N. Y.).