Prop-Driven Water Speed Records

Gar Wood in Miss Detroit

 Speed   Date    Boat          Driver             Location                Notes
 74.870 15Sep20  MISS AMERICA, Gar Wood           Detroit River,     MI   USA
 80.567  6Sep21  MISS AMERICA II, George Wood     Detroit River,     MI   USA
 87.392 10Nov24  FARMAN HYDROGLIDER, Jules Fisher Sartrouville,           F    1
                                                      Seine River
 92.838  4Sep28  MISS AMERICA VII, George Wood    Detroit River,     MI   USA
 93.123 23Mar29  MISS AMERICA VII, Gar Wood       Miami Beach,       FL   UK
                                                      Indian Creek
 98.760 13Jun30  MISS ENGLAND II, Henry Segrave(*)Lake Windermere,        UK
                                                      Scotland
102.256 20Mar31  MISS AMERICA IX, Gar Wood        Miami Beach,       FL   USA
                                                      Indian Creek
103.490  2Apr31  MISS ENGLAND II, Kaye Don        Tigre,                  ARG
                                                      Parana River
110.223  9Jul31  MISS ENGLAND II, Kaye Don        Lake Garda,             ITA
111.712  5Feb32  MISS AMERICA IX, Gar Wood        Miami Beach,       FL   USA
                                                      Indian Creek
119.810 18Jul32  MISS ENGLAND III, K1, Kaye Don   Loch Lomond, Scotland   UK
124.860 20Sep32  MISS AMERICA X, Gar Wood         Algonac,            MI  USA
                                                      St. Clair River
126.320  1Sep37  BLUEBIRD K3, Malcolm Campbell*   Lake Maggiore, Locarno, SWZ
129.500  2Sep37  BLUEBIRD K3, Malcolm Campbell*   Lake Maggiore, Lorcano, SWZ
130.910 17Aug38  BLUEBIRD K3, Malcolm Campbell    Hallwiler See,          SWZ
141.740 19Aug39  BLUEBIRD K4, Malcolm Campbell    Coniston Water, England  UK
                                                      Lakes District
160.323 26Jun50  SLO-MO-SHUN IV, Stanley Sayres   Lake Washington,   WA   USA
                             (m) Ted O. Jones         Sand Point
178.497  7Jul52  SLO-MO-SHUN IV, Stanley Sayres   Lake Washington,   WA   USA 2
                             (m) Elmer Leninschmidt   East Channel
184.494  1Nov57  MISS SUPERTEST II, Art Asbury    Bay of Quinte,     ON   CDA 3
                                                      Lake Ontario
187.627 30Nov57  HAWAII KAI III, Jack Regas       Lake Washington,   WA   USA 4
                                                      Sand Point
192.001 16Feb60  MISS THRIFTWAY, (3) Bill Muncey  Lake Washington,   WA   USA 5
                                                      East Channel
200.419 17Apr62  MISS U.S.I, (2) Roy Duby         Lake Guntersville, AL   USA
205.494 15Jun00  MISS FREEI, Russ Wicks           Lake Washington,   WA   USA 5

(2)(3) Denotes Hull Number of a similarily named watercraft
(m)- Denotes name of riding mechanician
 1 - Used airplane propellor as means of propulsion
(*)- Held Worlds Land Speed Record, died from injuries suffered sameday in
     followup run to Water Speed Record when bottom of Miss England II came
     apart after striking debris.  Mechancician, W. Hallwell, also died from
     from drowning this Friday.
 * - Also held the World's Land Speed Record from 1931 thru 1937.
 2 - The last immersed propeller craft to hold the absolute WSR.
 3 - Asbury broke his neck from wind buffeting and never drove again.
 4 - Note that this is one day after their kilometer record.
 5 - Did not do a run over a measured kilometer course (mile only)


Kilometer Records:

Speed   Date     Boat            Driver           Site

195.329 29Nov57  HAWAII KAI III, Jack Regas       Lake Washington,   WA, USA +
198.168 17Apr62  MISS U.S.I, (2) Roy Duby         Lake Guntersville, AL, USA

+ - 200.442 mph achieved in one direction

Jet-Powered Water Speed Records

Donald Campbell - Lake Mead, Nevada

Speed   Date     Boat         Driver              Site                       Notes
 (mph)
202.32  23Jul55  BLUEBIRD K7, Donald Campbell     Ullswater              UK  1
216.20  16Nov55  BLUEBIRD K7, Donald Campbell     Lake Mead, NV          USA
225.63  19Sep56  BLUEBIRD K7, Donald Campbell     Coniston Water         UK   
239.07   7Nov57  BLUEBIRD K7, Donald Campbell     Coniston Water         UK     
248.62  10Nov58  BLUEBIRD K7, Donald Campbell     Coniston Water         UK
260.33  14May59  BLUEBIRD K7, Donald Campbell     Coniston Water         UK
276.30  31Dec64  BLUEBIRD K7, Donald Campbell     Lake Dumbleyung, WA    AUS 2
285.213 30Jun67  HUSTLER,     Lee A. Taylor, Jr.  Lake Guntersville, AL  USA
288.60  20Nov77  SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA, Ken Warby,  Blowering Dam, NSW     AUS 3 
317.60   8Oct78  SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA, Ken Warby,  Blowering Dam, NSW     AUS 4
---- Ken Warby's web pages
NOTES
1.  Ullswater and Coniston Water are located in the English Lakes District.
2.  Also set the Land Speed Record the same year, with a 4-wheel driven,
    shaft-turbine powered vehicle, at an average speed of 403.10mph, on the
    dry salt lake bed of Lake Eyre, SA, Australia.  This is still a record for
    shaft-driven turbine powered vehicles.
3.  Actual clocking 464.45 km/hr over one kilometer trap.  9 mile course.
    This reservoir is near the town of Tumut.
4.  Actual clocking 511.11 km/hr over one kilometer trap.  9 mile course.
    Best one-way clocking 529.412 km/hr (328.97 mph).  Claimed exit speed 345
    mph.  Warby has been living in the USA since about 1987, in the 
    Minneapolis area.  He is building a new boat, 50% more powerful than
    his last.  He plans a new record attempt, possibly as soon as March 1999.
    He has been looking at other Australian sites in addition to Blowering Dam.

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