One of the fastest boats of the nineteenth century was the RMS Britannia whose speed was 8.5 knots. A boat built in 1906, the HMS Dreadnought arrived at 21 knots.
We estimate that a good ship passengers to make the trip from South America to Europe in the early twentieth century would have a speed of 20 knots (37 km / h), which is an excellent speed for the time.
So if we take into account distances, is as follows: From Montevideo to Seville (for example) is 9 453 km. At a speed of 37 km / h meant it took a little over 10 days.
Myself, and twenty-first century, I went from Manchester to Miami and Trabstlántico speed was 20 knots. So 20 knots at the beginning of the century was an enormous speed.
A small anecdote may help us better position ourselves. The famous ship Cutty Sark, beat many steamboats during many times. It was built in 1869 and was reputed to be the fastest boat (surpassing even the steam).
achieved a famous trip to 2 000 km in 72 hours, ie to 27.7 km / h.
With the ship and the captain and with favorable winds, the trip from Montevideo to Seville would have lasted a little over 14 days.
certainly is not the place Montevideo closer to Europe.
If we ignore the Canary Islands (which are in Europe) and go to the continent, probably the closest major port to America is that of Cadiz. And the nearest port in America will Natal in Brazil, which are 5 577 km. The journey to 20 knots would take: 6.3 days.
The famous Queen Marie, built in 1936, was able to go to 30.99 knots, ie to 57.29 km / h. In that boat from Seville to Montevideo had taken a little less than seven days.
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