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

City of Paris	Inman	1889	22 – 28 August	5 d, 19 h, 18 m	20.01 knots	37.06 KPH	2,788 nautical miles (5,163 km)
Etruria	Cunard	1888	27 May – 2 June	6 d, 1 h, 55 m	19.56 knots	36.23 KPH	2,854 nautical miles (5,286 km)
Umbria	Cunard	1887	29 May – 4 June	6 d, 4 h, 12 m	19.22 knots	35.60 KPH	2,848 nautical miles (5,274 km)
Etruria	Cunard	1885	16 – 22 August	6 d, 5 h, 31 m	18.73 knots	34.69 KPH	2,801 nautical miles (5,187 km)
Oregon	Guion	1884	13 – 19 April	6 d, 10 h, 10 m	18.56 knots	34.37 KPH	2,861 nautical miles (5,299 km)
Alaska	Guion	1883	29 April–6 May	6 d, 23 h, 48 m	17.05 knots	31.58 KPH	2,844 nautical miles (5,267 km)
Alaska	Guion	1882	9 – 16 April	7 d, 6 h, 20 m	16.07 knots	29.76 KPH	2,802 nautical miles (5,189 km)
Alaska	Guion	1882	14 May–21 May	7 d, 4 h, 12 m	16.67 knots	30.87 KPH	2,871 nautical miles (5,317 km)
Alaska	Guion	1882	18 – 25 June	7 d, 1 h, 58 m	16.98 knots	31.45 KPH	2,886 nautical miles (5,345 km)
Germanic	W.Star	1877	6 – 13 April	7 d, 11 h, 37 m	15.76 knots	29.19 KPH	2,830 nautical miles (5,240 km)
Britannic	W.Star	1876	27 October – 4 November	7 d, 13 h, 11 m	15.43 knots	28.58 KPH	2,795 nautical miles (5,176 km)
Germanic	W.Star	1875	30 July – 7 August	7 d, 23 h, 7 m	14.65 knots	27.13 KPH	2,800 nautical miles (5,200 km)
City of Berlin	Inman	1875	17 – 25 September	7 d, 18 h, 2 m	15.21 knots	28.17 KPH	2,829 nautical miles (5,239 km)
Adriatic	W.Star	1872	17 – 25 May	7 d, 23 h, 17 m	14.53 knots	26.91 KPH	2,778 nautical miles (5,145 km)
Scotia	Cunard	1863	19 – 27 July	8 d, 3 h, 0 m	14.46 knots	26.78 KPH	2,820 nautical miles (5,220 km)
Persia	Cunard	1856	19 – 29 April	9 d, 16 h, 16 m	13.11 knots	24.28 KPH	3,045 nautical miles (5,639 km)
Baltic	Collins	1854	28 June – 7 July	9 d, 16 h, 52 m	13.04 knots	24.15 KPH	3,037 nautical miles (5,625 km)
Baltic	Collins	1851	6 – 16 August	9 d, 19 h, 26 m	12.91 knots	23.91 KPH	3,039 nautical miles (5,628 km)
Asia	Cunard	1850	18 May–27 May	8 d, 14 h, 50 m	12.25 knots	22.69 KPH	2,534 nautical miles (4,693 km)
Pacific	Collins	1850	11 – 21 September	10 d, 4 h, 45 m	12.46 knots	23.08 KPH	3,050 nautical miles (5,650 km)
America	Cunard	1848	3 – 12 June	9 d, 0 h, 16 m	11.71 knots	21.69 KPH	2,534 nautical miles (4,693 km)
Europa	Cunard	1848	14 – 23 October	8 d, 23 h, 0 m	11.79 knots	21.84 KPH	2,534 nautical miles (4,693 km)
Cambria	Cunard	1845	19 – 29 July	9 d, 20 h, 30 m	10.71 knots	19.83 KPH	2,534 nautical miles (4,693 km)
Great Western	GW	1843	29 April–11 May	12 d, 18 h, 0 m	10.03 knots	18.58 KPH	3,068 nautical miles (5,682 km)
Columbia	Cunard	1841	4 – 15 June	10 d, 19 h, 0 m	9.78 knots	18.11 KPH	2,534 nautical miles (4,693 km)
Great Western	GW	1839	18 May–31 May	13 d, 12 h, 0 m	9.52 knots	17.63 KPH	3,086 nautical miles (5,715 km)
Sirius	British & American	1838	4 – 22 April	18 d, 14 h, 22 m	8.03 knots	14.87 KPH	3,583 nautical miles (6,636 km)
Great Western	GW	1838	8 – 23 April	15 d, 12 h, 0 m	8.66 knots	16.04 KPH	3,220 nautical miles (5,960 km)
Great Western	GW	1838	2 – 17 June	14 d, 16 h, 0 m	8.92 knots	16.52 KPH	3,140 nautical miles (5,820 km)