Day's Run

Note that none of the following claims can be substantiated by the official log of the ship.

465 miles
1854 December 12, Champion of the Seas, 2447 tons, Captain Alexander Newlands.
449 miles
1854 November 6, Flying Scud, 1713 tons OM, Captain Warren Bearse.
436 miles
1854 March 1, Lightning, 2084 tons, Captain James N. Forbes.
438 miles
1854 January 7, Marco Polo, 1650 tons, Captain Charles McDonnell.
436 miles
1854 March 1, Lightning, 2084 tons, Captain James N. Forbes.
430 miles
1857 March 19, Lightning, 2084 tons,
423 miles
1855 February 6, James Baines, 2515 tons, Captain Charles McDonnell.
421 miles
1854 November 23, Lightning, 2084 tons, Captain James N. Forbes.
421 miles
1855 February 27, Donald McKay, 2598 tons, Captain Henry Warner.
417 miles
1854 January 19, Red Jacket, 2305 tons, Captain Asa Eldridge.
413 miles
1856 December 12, Great Republic, 3356 tons, Captain Joseph Limeburner.
411 miles
1853 March 18, Sovereign of the Seas, 2420 tons, Captain Lauchlan McKay.
407 miles
1855 January 27, James Baines, 2515 tons, Captain Charles McDonnell.
404 miles
1856 May 28, James Baines, 2515 tons, Captain Charles McDonnell.
400 miles
1854 July 6, Red Jacket, 2305 tons, Captain Henry Warner.

Updated 1996-12-29 by Lars Bruzelius.


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