The History of North Atlantic steam navigation with some account of early ships and shipowners (1896)
Fry, Henry · New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 266
ays 21 hours fromQueenstown, the average speed being 1963 knots, and thebest days run 501 knots. In 1893 the company launched fromtheir own yard another fine boat. La Navarre, which, however,was sent to Havana and Mexico. It is also stated that thecompany has recently contracted for two ocean… … LA TOURAINE. proposed speed, 17 knots, did not satisfy the Canadian Govern-ment, which required 19, a speed which the directors deemeddangerous. The boats have met with several serious disasters. On the22nd November, 1873, the Ville de Havre, from New York forHavre,was sunk by collision with the…
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