“She left Liverpool on her maiden voyage on 7th September 1907 for New York under the command of Captain James Watt. Three weeks later, on her second westbound crossing, she took the Atlantic record from Norddeutcher Lloyd’s Kaiser Wilhelm 11, with a passage from Queenstown (Cobh) to Sandy Hook of 4 days, 19 hours and 52 minutes at an average speed of 23·99 knots. Great Britain was to hold on to the record for the next 22 years.” (Excert from the article ‘The Lusistania takes the Blue Ribbon’ Published in the society magazine published June 2007)
There are three articles worth reading that have been previously published in the society magazine.
The Lusitania Takes The Blue Ribbon Published 2007
Attempting to Solve an RMS Lusitania Mystery Published 2012
A family letter from Queenstown, Ireland Published 2019
An additional article is included not previously published. Cunard Purser William Herbert Harness 1885 – 1938
