Banda Azul
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La Banda azul (en inglés: Blue Riband) es una condecoración ofrecida a un barco por haber realizado el cruce transatlántico en el menor tiempo.
El primer barco impulsado a vapor que cruzó el Atlántico fue en 1833. La condecoración del "Blue Riband" fue una creación de las compañías navieras en los años 1860, creada con la intención de dar publicidad por tener el orgullo de haber diseñado el barco más rápido. Hubo condecoraciones por cruzar el Atlántico en sentido Oeste y Este. Se sabe que el primero en establecer las normas fue en 1930 cuando Sir Harold Keates Hales (1868-1942), político británico y propietario de la naviera Hales Brothers shipping company, inició el concurso.
Barcos que han logrado la Banda Azul [editar]
Algunos de los barcos han ganado el récord por un cruce rápido, incluso antes de que este premio fuera instituido, en este caso se ha incluido la fecha en que por primera vez ha sido lograda la condecoración:
| La Banda Azul del Atlántico Norte | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruta al Oeste | |||||||
| Vapor | Fecha | Línea | Desde | Hasta | Milla náutica | Días/Horas/Minutos | Nudo |
| Sirius | 1838 (4/4-22/4) | B&A | Cork | Sandy Hook | 3583 | 18/14/22 | 8,03 |
| Great Western | 1838 (8/4-23/4) | GW | Avonmouth | New York | 3220 | 15/12/0 | 8,66 |
| Great Western | 1839 (2/6-17/6) | GW | Avonmouth | New York | 3140 | 14/16/0 | 8,92 |
| Great Western | 1839 (18/5-31/5) | GW | Avonmouth | New York | 3086 | 13/12/0 | 9,52 |
| Columbia | 1841 (4/6-15/6) | Cunard | Liverpool | Halifax | (2534) | 10/19/0 | (9,78) |
| Great Western | 1843 (29/4-11/5) | GW | Liverpool | New York | 3068 | 12/18/0 | 10,03 |
| Cambria | 1845 (19/7-29/7) | Cunard | Liverpool | Halifax | (2534) | 9/20/30 | (10,71) |
| America | 1848 (3/6-12/6) | Cunard | Liverpool | Halifax | (2534) | 9/0/16 | (11,71) |
| Europa | 1848 (14/10-23/10) | Cunard | Liverpool | Halifax | (2534) | 8/23/0 | (11,79) |
| Asia | 1850 (18/5-27/5) | Cunard | Liverpool | Halifax | (2534) | 8/14/50 | (12,25) |
| Pacific | 1850 (11/9 21/9) | Collins | Liverpool | New York | (3050) | 10/4/45 | (12,46) |
| Baltic | 1851 (6/8-16/8) | Collins | Liverpool | New York | 3039 | 9/19/26 | 12,91 |
| Baltic | 1854 (28/6-7/7) | Collins | Liverpool | New York | 3037 | 9/16/52 | 13,04 |
| Persia | 1856 (19/4-29/4) | Cunard | Liverpool | Sandy Hook | (3045) | 9/16/16 | (13,11) |
| Scotia | 1863 (19/7-27/7) | Cunard | Queenstown | New York | (2820) | 8/3/0 | (14,46) |
| Adriatic | 1872 (17/5-25/5) | W.Star | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2778 | 7/23/17 | 14,53 |
| Germanic | 1875 (30/7-7/8) | W.Star | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2800 | 7/23/7 | 14,65 |
| City Of Berlin | 1875 (17/9-25/9) | Inman | Queenstown | Sandy Bank | 2829 | 7/18/2 | 15,21 |
| Britannic | 1876 (27/10-4/11) | W.Star | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2795 | 7/13/11 | 15,43 |
| Germanic | 1877 (6/4-13/4) | W.Star | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2830 | 7/11/37 | 15,76 |
| Alaska | 1882 (9/4-16/4) | Guion | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2802 | 7/6/20 | 16,07 |
| Alaska | 1882 (14/5-21/5) | Guion | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2871 | 7/4/12 | 16,67 |
| Alaska | 1882 (18/6-25/6) | Guion | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2836 | 7/1/58 | 16,98 |
| Alaska | 1883 (29/4-6/5) | Guion | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2844 | 6/23/48 | 17,05 |
| Oregon | 1884 (13/4-19/4) | Guion | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2861 | 6/10/10 | 18,56 |
| Etruria | 1885 (16/8- 22/8) | Cunard | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2801 | 6/5/31 | 18,73 |
| Umbria | 1887 (29/5-4/6) | Cunard | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2848 | 6/4/12 | 19,22 |
| Etruria | 1888 (27/5-2/6) | Cunard | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2854 | 6/1/55 | 19,56 |
| City of Paris | 1889 (2/5-8/5) | I&I | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2855 | 5/23/7 | 19,95 |
| City of Paris | 1889 (22/8-28/8) | I&I | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2788 | 5/19/18 | 20,01 |
| Majestic | 1891 (30/7-5/8) | W.Star | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2777 | 5/18/8 | 20,10 |
| Teutonic | 1891 (13/8-19/8) | W.Star | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2778 | 5/16/31 | 20,35 |
| City of Paris | 1892 (20/7-27/7) | I&I | Queenstown | Sandy Book | 2735 | 5/15/58 | 20,48 |
| City of Paris | 1892 (13/10-18/10) | I&I | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2782 | 5/14/24 | 20,70 |
| Campania | 1893 (18/6-23/6) | Cunard | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2864 | 5/15/37 | 21,12 |
| Campania | 1894 (12/8-17/8) | Cunard | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2776 | 5/9/29 | 21.,4 |
| Lucania | 1894 (26/8-31/3) | Cunard | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2787 | 5/8/38 | 21,65 |
| Lucania | 1894 (23/9-28/9) | Cunard | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2782 | 5/7/48 | 21,75 |
| Lucania | 1894 (21/10-26/10) | Cunard | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2779 | 5/7/23 | 21,81 |
| Kaiser Wilhelm der Große | 1898 (30/3-3/4) | NDL | Needles | Sandy Hook | 3120 | 5/20/0 | 22,29 |
| Deutschland | 1900 (6/7-12/7) | Hapag | Eddystone | Sandy Hook | 3044 | 5/15/46 | 22,42 |
| Deutschland | 1900 (26/8-1/9) | Hapag | Cherbourg | Sandy Hook | 3050 | 5/12/29 | 23,02 |
| Deutschland | 1901 (26/7-1/8) | Hapag | Cherbourg | Sandy Hook | 3141 | 5/16/12 | 23,06 |
| Kronprinz Wilhelm | 1902 (10/9-16/9) | NDL | Cherbourg | Sandy Hook | 3047 | 5/11/57 | 23,09 |
| Deutschland | 1903 (2/9-8/9) | Hapag | Cherbourg | Sandy Hook | 3054 | 5/11/54 | 23.15 |
| Lusitania | 1907 (6/10-10/10) | Cunard | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2780 | 4/19/52 | 23.99 |
| Lusitania | 1908 (17/5-21/5) | Cunard | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2889 | 4/20/22 | 24.83 |
| Lusitania | 1908 (5/7-10/7) | Cunard | Queenstown | Sandy Hook | 2891 | 4/19/36 | 25.01 |
| Lusitania | 1909 (8/8-12/8) | Cunard | Queenstown | Ambrose | 2890 | 4/16/40 | 25.65 |
| Mauretania | 1909 (26/9-30/9) | Cunard | Queenstown | Ambrose | 2784 | 4/10/51 | 26.06 |
| Bremen | 1929 (17/7-22/7) | NDL | Cherbourg | Ambrose | 3164 | 4/17/42 | 27.83 |
| Europa | 1930 (20/3-25/3) | NDL | Cherbourg | Ambrose | 3157 | 4/17/6 | 27.91 |
| Europa | 1933 (27/6-2/7) | NDL | Cherbourg | Ambrose | 3149 | 4/16/48 | 27.92 |
| Rex | 1933 (11/8-16/8) | Italia | Gibraltar | Ambrose | 3181 | 4/13/58 | 28.92 |
| Normandie | 1935 (30/5-3/6) | CGT | Bishop Rock | Ambrose | 2971 | 4/3/2 | 29.98 |
| Queen Mary | 1936 (20/8-24/8) | C-WS | Bishop Rock | Ambrose | 2907 | 4/0/27 | 30.14 |
| Normandie | 1937 (29/7-1/8) | CGT | Bishop Rock | Ambrose | 2906 | 3/23/2 | 30.58 |
| Queen Mary | 1938 (4/8-8/8) | C-WS | Bishop Rock | Ambrose | 2907 | 3/21/48 | 30.99 |
| United States | 1952 (11/7-15/7) | USL | Bishop Rock | Ambrose | 2906 | 3/12/12 | 34.51 |
| La Banda Azul del Atlántico Norte | |||||||
| Ruta al Este | |||||||
| Vapor | Fecha | Línea | Desde | Hasta | Milla náutica | Días/Horas/Minutos | Nudo |
| Sirius | 1838 (1/5-19/5) | B&A | New York | Falmouth | (3159) | (18/0/0) | (7.31) |
| Great Western | 1838 (7/5-22/5) | GW | New York | Avonmouth | 3218 | 14/15/59 | 9.14 |
| Great Western | 1838 (25/6-8/7) | GW | New York | Avonmouth | 3099 | 12/16/34 | 10.17 |
| Britannia | 1840 (4/8-14/8) | Cunard | Halifax | Liverpool | (2610) | 9/21/44 | (10.98) |
| Great Western | 1842 (28/4-11/5) | GW | New York | Liverpool | 3248 | 12/7/30 | 10.99 |
| Columbia | 1843 (4/4-14/4) | Cunard | Halifax | Liverpool | (2534) | 9/12/0 | (11.11) |
| Hibernia | 1843 (18/5-27/5) | Cunard | Halifax | Liverpool | (2534) | 9/10/44 | (11.18) |
| Hibernia | 1843 (18/7-27/7) | Cunard | Halifax | Liverpool | (2534) | 8/22/44 | (11.80) |
| Canada | 1849 (19/7-28/7) | Cunard | Halifax | Liverpool | (2534) | 8/12/44 | (12.38) |
| Pacific | 1851 (10/5-20/5) | Collins | New York | Liverpool | (3078) | 9/20/14 | (13.03) |
| Arctic | 1852 (7/2-17/2) | Collins | New York | Liverpool | 3051 | 9/17/15 | 13.06 |
| Persia | 1956 (2/4-12/4) | Cunard | Sandy Hook | Liverpool | (3048) | 9/10/22 | (13.46) |
| Persia | 1856 (14/5-23/5) | Cunard | Sandy Hook | Liverpool | (3048) | 9/3/24 | (13.89) |
| Persia | 1856 (6/8-15/8) | Cunard | Sandy Hook | Liverpool | (3046) | 8/23/19 | (14.15) |
| Scotia | 1863 (16/12-24/12) | Cunard | New York | Queenstown | (2800) | 8/5/42 | (14.16) |
| City of Brussels | 1869 (4/12-12/12) | Inman | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | (2780) | 7/20/33 | (14.74) |
| Baltic | 1873 (11/1-19/1) | W.Star | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2840 | 7/20/9 | 15.09 |
| City of Berlin | 1875 (2/10-10/10) | Inman | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2820 | 7/15/28 | 15.37 |
| Germanic | 1876 (5/2-13/2) | W.Star | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2894 | 7/15/17 | 15.79 |
| Britannic | 1876 (16/12-24/12) | W.Star | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2892 | 7/12/41 | 15.94 |
| Arizona | 1879 (22/7-29/7) | Guion | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2810 | 7/8/11 | 15.96 |
| Alaska | 1882 (30/5-6/6) | Guion | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | (2791) | 6/22/0 | (16.81) |
| Alaska | 1882 (12/9-19/9) | Guion | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2781 | 6/18/37 | 17.10 |
| Oregon | 1884 (29/3-5/4) | Guion | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2916 | 7/2/18 | 17.12 |
| Oregon | 1884 (26/4-3/5) | Guion | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 291 | 6/16/57 | 18.09 |
| Oregon | 1884 (30/7-6/8) | Cunard | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2853 | 6/12/54 | 18.18 |
| Oregon | 1884 (3/9-10/9) | Cunard | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2853 | 6/11/9 | 18.39 |
| Etruria | 1885 (1/8-7/8) | Cunard | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2822 | 6/9/0 | 18.44 |
| Etruria | 1888 (7/7-14/7) | Cunard | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2981 | 6/4/50 | 19.36 |
| City of Paris | 1889 (15/5-22/5) | I&I | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2894 | 6/0/29 | 20.03 |
| City of New York | 1892 (17/8-23/8) | I&I | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2814 | 5/19/57 | 20.11 |
| Campania | 1893 (6/5-12/5) | Cunard | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2928 | 5/17/27 | 21.30 |
| Lucania | 1894 (6/5-12/5) | Cunard | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2911 | 3/13/28 | 21.81 |
| Lucania | 1894 (2/6-8/6) | Cunard | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2911 | 5/12/59 | 21.90 |
| Lucania | 1895 (18/5-24/5) | Cunard | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2897 | 5/11/40 | 22.00 |
| Kaiser Wilhelm der Große | 1897 (23/11-29/11) | NDL | Sandy Hook | Needles | 3065 | 5/17/23 | 22.33 |
| Deutschland | 1900 (18/7-24/7) | Hapag | Sandy Hook | Eddystone | 3085 | 5/15/5 | 22.84 |
| Deutschland | 1900 (4/9-10/9) | Hapag | Sandy Hook | Eddystone | 2981 | 5/7/38 | 23.36 |
| Deutschland | 1901 (13/6-19/6) | Hapag | Sandy Hook | Eddystone | 3083 | 5/11/51 | 23.38 |
| Deutschland | 1901 (10/7-17/7) | Hapag | Sandy Hook | Eddystone | 3082 | 5/11/5 | 23.51 |
| Kaiser Wilhelm II | 1904 (14/6-20/6) | NDL | Sandy Hook | Eddystone | 3112 | 5/11/58 | 23.58 |
| Lusitania | 1907 (19/10-24/10) | Cunard | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2807 | 4/22/53 | 23.61 |
| Mauretania | 1907 (30/11-5/12) | Cunard | Beady Hook | Queenstown | 2807 | 4/22/33 | 23.69 |
| Mauretania | 1908 (25/1-30/1) | Cunard | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2932 | 5/2/41 | 23.90 |
| Mauretania | 1908 (7/3-12/3) | Cunard | Sandy Hook | Queenstown | 2932 | 5/0/5 | 24.42 |
| Mauretania | 1909 (3/2-8/2) | Cunard | Ambrose | Queenstown, | 2930 | 4/20/27 | 25.16 |
| Mauretania | 1909 (17/3-22/3) | Cunard | Ambrose | Queenstown | 2934 | 4/18/35 | 25.61 |
| Mauretania | 1909 (5/5-10/5) | Cunard | Ambrose | Queenstown | 2934 | 4/18/11 | 25.70 |
| Mauretania | 1909 (16/6-21/6) | Cunard | Ambrose | Queenstown | 2933 | 4/17/21 | 25.88 |
| Mauretania | 1924 (20/8-25/8) | Cunard | Ambrose | Cherbourg | 3198 | 5/1/49 | 26.25 |
| Bremen | 1929 (27/7-1/8) | NDL | Ambrose | Eddystone | 3084 | 4/14/30 | 27.91 |
| Bremen | 1933 (10/6-15/6) | NDL | Ambrose | Cherbourg | 3199 | 4/16/15 | 28.51 |
| Normandie | 1935 (7/6-11/6) | CGT | Ambrose | Bishop Rock | 3015 | 4/3/25 | 30.31 |
| Queen Mary | 1936 (26/8-30/8) | C-WS | Ambrose | Bishop Rock | 2939 | 3/23/57 | 30.63 |
| Normandie | 1937 (18/3-22/3) | CGT | Ambrose | Bishop Rock | 2967 | 4/0/6 | 30.99 |
| Normandie | 1937 (4/8-8/8) | CGT | Ambrose | Bishop Rock | 2936 | 3/22/7 | 31.20 |
| Queen Mary | 1938 (10/8-14/8) | C-WS | Ambrose | Bishop Rock | 2938 | 3/20/42 | 31.69 |
| United States | 1952 (3/7-7/7) | USL | Ambrose | Bishop Rock | 2942 | 3/10/40 | 35.59 |
| Hoverspeed Great Britain | 1990 Jun 23 | 3/7/54 | 36.6 | ||||
| Cat-Link V or today Master Cat | 1998 Jul 20 | 2/20/9 | 41.3 | ||||
Referencias [editar]
- Arnd Stroeh, "From Superliners to Airliners", as of February 27, 2003; [1]
- The Blue Riband of the North Atlantic, westbound and eastbound holders, greatships.net; [2]
- which cites:
- North Atlantic Seaway, Vol. 5, N.R.P. Bonsor, 1980
- Danish ferry sets new Atlantic-crossing record!!, vulkanusa.com; [3]
- The Hales Trophy, seacontainers.com; [4]
- Kludas, Arnold. Record breakers of the North Atlantic - Blue Riband Liners 1838-1952, Chatham Publishing, London, 2000.
- Information about the Kronprinz Wilhelm's award-winning voyage
