RMS Caronia Timeline
North Atlantic Crossings
Westbound Voyage Traces
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Westbound Voyage Trace Maps
One aspect of the Timeline is the interest shown in the Voyage Trace Maps that have been presented on several pages. You might think that every voyage would follow more or less exactly the same route, with an assumption that the shortest would always be the quickest.
On these two pages I have brought together several of these voyage traces so that they can be compared. What this shows is the variations taken, most probably because of the prevailing weather conditions. Indeed, on Caronia's maiden voyage, it was widely reported that Caronia came within sighting distance of the Azores, though none of these maps shown any route going that far South.
Westbound Voyage Logs
Below each image is a link to the actual Voyage Log which will open in a new pop-up window. This will give indications of the weather conditions for that voyage trace. Transcripts of these Voyage Logs are found on the parent page of the Timeline, and relevant links are afforded here too.
Westbound Voyage 23 August 1949
Westbound Transatlantic Voyage Trace from 23-29 August 1949
Master: Captain D W Sorrell
X marks approximate positions at Noon on date shown
Westbound Voyage 10 September 1949
Westbound Transatlantic Voyage Trace from 10-17 September 1949
Master: Captain H Grattidge O.B.E.
X marks approximate positions at Noon on date shown
Westbound Voyage 21 September 1950
Westbound Transatlantic Voyage Trace from 21-28 September 1950
Master: Captain D W Sorrell
X marks approximate positions at Noon on date shown
Westbound Voyage 02 August 1951
Westbound Transatlantic Voyage Trace from 02-09 August 1951
Master: Captain C I Thompson
X marks approximate positions at Noon on date shown
Westbound Voyage 09 Sept 1952
Westbound Transatlantic Voyage Trace from 09-16 September 1952
Master: Captain R G Thelwell
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Westbound Voyage 23 June 1953
Westbound Transatlantic Voyage Trace from 23-30 June 1953
Master: Captain R G Thelwell
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Westbound Voyage 07 August 1954
Westbound Transatlantic Voyage Trace from 07-14 August 1954
Master: Captain C S Williams
X marks approximate positions at Noon on date shown
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