The Blue Riband awards the fastest passenger commercial transatlantic crossing. Below are some notable ships winning the Blue Riband on the westbound transatlantic crossing.

Dating back to the mid nineteenth century, the Blue Riband was unofficially presented to the ship with the fastest average speed instead of passage time to account for varying courses taken per ship. The distinction was also different for east and west passages because of prevailing ocean currents and winds.

An image of the Hale Trophy, presented to the fastest transatlantic commercial crossing

The Blue Riband

"The Fastest Ships"

In 1935, Howard K Hales of the Hales Brothers Shipping Company donated the Hales trophy, shown left. This trophy symbolizes the Blue Riband, but the rules slightly differ from the traditional Blue Riband award criteria.

Below are the last ten of eleven ships to win the award for a westbound crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.

SS United States

1957 - July

35.51 Knots

65.76 KPH

40.8 MPH

RMS Queen Mary

1938 - August

30.99 Knots

SS Normandie

1937 - August

30.58 Knots

United States	USL	1952	11 – 15 July	3 d, 12 h, 12 m	34.51 Knots	63.91 KPH	39.71 MPH	2,906 nautical miles (5,382 km)
Queen Mary	C-WS	1938	4 – 8 August	3 d, 21 h, 48 m	30.99 Knots	57.39 KPH	35.66 MPH	2,907 nautical miles (5,384 km)
Normandie	CGT	1937	29 July – 2 August	3 d, 23 h, 2 m	30.58 Knots	56.63 KPH	35.19 MPH	2,906 nautical miles (5,382 km)
Queen Mary	C-WS	1936	20 – 24 August	4 d, 0 h, 27 m	30.14 Knots	55.82 KPH	34.68 MPH	2,907 nautical miles (5,384 km)
Normandie	CGT	1935	30 May – 3 June	4 d, 3 h, 2 m	29.98 Knots	55.52 KPH	34.5 MPH	2,971 nautical miles (5,502 km)
Bremen	NDL	1933	27 June – 2 July	4 d, 16 h, 48 m	27.92 Knots	51.71 KPH	32.12 MPH	3,149 nautical miles (5,832 km)
Rex	Italian	1933	11 – 16 August	4 d, 13 h, 58 m	28.92 Knots	53.56 KPH	33.28 MPH	3,181 nautical miles (5,891 km)
Europa	NDL	1930	20 – 25 March	4 d, 17 h, 6 m	27.91 Knots	51.69 KPH	32.11 MPH	3,157 nautical miles (5,847 km)
Bremen	NDL	1929	17 – 22 July	4 d, 17 h, 42 m	27.83 Knots	51.54 KPH	32.02 MPH	3,164 nautical miles (5,860 km)
Lusitania	Cunard	1909	8 – 12 August	4 d, 16 h, 40 m	25.65 Knots	47.50 KPH	29.51 MPH	2,890 nautical miles (5,350 km)
Mauretania	Cunard	1909	26 – 30 September	4 d, 10 h, 51 m	26.06 Knots	48.26 KPH	29.98 MPH	2,784 nautical miles (5,156 km)
Lusitania	Cunard	1908	17 – 21 May	4 d, 20 h, 22 m	24.83 Knots	45.99 KPH	28.57 MPH	2,889 nautical miles (5,350 km)
Lusitania	Cunard	1908	5 – 10 July	4 d, 19 h, 36 m	25.01 Knots	46.32 KPH	28.78 MPH	2,891 nautical miles (5,354 km)
Lusitania	Cunard	1907	6 – 10 October	4 d, 19 h, 52 m	23.99 Knots	44.43 KPH	27.6 MPH	2,780 nautical miles (5,150 km)
Deutschland	Hapag	1903	2 – 8 September	5 d, 11 h, 54 m	23.15 Knots	42.87 KPH	26.64 MPH	3,054 nautical miles (5,656 km)
Kronprinz Wilhelm	NDL	1902	10 – 16 September	5 d, 11 h, 57 m	23.09 Knots	42.76 KPH	26.57 MPH	3,047 nautical miles (5,643 km)
Deutschland	Hapag	1901	26 July – 1 August	5 d, 16 h, 12 m	23.06 Knots	42.71 KPH	23.06 MPH	3,141 nautical miles (5,817 km)
Deutschland	Hapag	1900	6 – 12 July	5 d, 15 h, 46 m	22.42 Knots	41.25 KPH		3,044 nautical miles (5,637 km)
Deutschland	Hapag	1900	26 August – 1 September	5 d, 12 h, 29 m	23.02 knots	42.63 KPH		3,050 nautical miles (5,650 km)
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse	NDL	1898	30 March – 3 April	5 d, 20 h, 0 m	22.29 Knots	41.28 KPH	25.65 MPH	3,120 nautical miles (5,780 km)
Campania	Cunard	1894	12 – 17 August	5 d, 9 h, 29 m	21.44 knots	39.71 KPH		2,776 nautical miles (5,141 km)
Lucania	Cunard	1894	26 – 31 August	5 d, 8 h, 38 m	21.65 knots	40.10 KPH		2,787 nautical miles (5,162 km)
Lucania	Cunard	1894	23 – 28 September	5 d, 7 h, 48 m	21.75 knots	40.28 KPH		2,782 nautical miles (5,152 km)
Lucania	Cunard	1894	21 – 26 October	5 d, 7 h, 23 m	21.81 knots	40.39 KPH		2,779 nautical miles (5,147 km)
Campania	Cunard	1893	18 – 23 June	5 d, 15 h, 37 m	21.12 knots	39.11 KPH		2,864 nautical miles (5,304 km)
City of Paris	Inman	1892	20 – 27 July	5 d, 15 h, 58 m	20.48 knots	37.93 KPH		2,785 nautical miles (5,158 km)
City of Paris	Inman	1892	13 – 18 October	5 d, 14 h, 24 m	20.70 knots	38.34 KPH		2,782 nautical miles (5,152 km)
Majestic	W.Star	1891	30 July – 5 August	5 d, 18 h, 8 m	20.10 knots	37.23 KPH		2,777 nautical miles (5,143 km)
Teutonic	W.Star	1891	13 – 19 August	5 d, 16 h, 31 m	20.35 knots	37.69 KPH		2,778 nautical miles (5,145 km)
City of Paris	Inman	1889	2 May–8 May	5 d, 23 h, 7 m	19.95 knots	36.95 KPH		2,855 nautical miles (5,287 km)