1890 ship speeds?

[TheGrandNuge]

Does anyone know of a good online rescourse for 1890's steam ship speeds? Or just know the answer to the following question:

Our party travelled from England, I think Dover, to Alexandria, Egypt by steamship. How long would that trip have taken in 1890?

Any good rescources for this sort of thing in general? Whether history based or gaming based?

 

[Croesus]

Does anyone know of a good online rescourse for 1890's steam ship speeds? Or just know the answer to the following question:

Our party travelled from England, I think Dover, to Alexandria, Egypt by steamship. How long would that trip have taken in 1890?

Any good rescources for this sort of thing in general? Whether history based or gaming based?

You might want to check out the following link for the Cunard Lines, which ran steamships during this timeframe.

Cunard Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[haakon1]

Royal Navy comparison

Royal Navy protected cruisers of the 1890s made about 23 mph, so I would assume a fast liner could do about 20 mph, and a freighter perhaps 12 mph.

Apollo class cruiser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Wycen]

Maybe an old detective story, like those of Poirot might have an accurate number.

 

[Peraion Graufalke]

The Encyclopedia of Ships lists steam-powered passenger ships with cruising speeds of 11-19 knots (approximately 12.5-22 miles per hour).
One top-tier example is the White Star Line's Teutonic, built in 1889 for 300 passengers, with a cruising speed of 19 knots.

 

[S'mon]

I recommend using a speed of about 15mph for your calculations. The need for maneuver, delays etc mean that official top cruise speeds are not a good guide to actual travel time, especially in a Dover-Egypt trip. For crossing the Atlantic they might work better.

 

[Achan hiArusa]

The ether flyer Princess Alexandria can make it to Mars when the planet is at opposition in 10 to 11 weeks (about 137,000 mph or 61 kps). If you hurry you can still purchase tickets: Heliograph, Inc. Buy It! Page