Week ending August 13, South Atlantic. In the south-east trades,
wind a-beam, force 5--1,456 knots.
II. Week ending November 19, South Pacific, south-east trades, wind
aft, force 5--1,360 knots.
III. Four days, January 15 to 18, North Pacific, north-east trades,
wind on the quarter, force 5 to 9--1,027 knots. The average speed in
this case was 107 knots an hour.
The following were the average speeds of the longer passages:--
Days Total Distance Daily
at Distance under Average
Sea Steam
1 Cape Verde to Rio 18 3,336 689 185
2 Valparaiso and Yokohama 72 12,333 2,108 171
3 Simonoseki and Aden 37 6,931 4,577 187
The vessel which has carried us so rapidly and safely round the globe
claims a brief description. She was designed by Mr. St. Clare Byrne,
of Liverpool, and may be technically defined as a composite
three-masted topsail-yard screw schooner. The engines, by Messrs.
Laird, are of 70 nominal or 350 indicated horse-power, and developed a
speed of 10.13 knots on the measured mile. The bunkers contain 80 tons
of coal. The average daily consumption is four tons, and the speed
eight knots in fine weather.
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