SS Normandie
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SS Normandie was a French ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France, for the French Line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. She entered service in 1935 as the largest and fastest passenger ship aflo
Normandie at sea c. 1935–1936
Adolphe Cassandre's famed 1935 depiction of the Normandie
Vladimir Yourkevitch working on design of the Normandie
Normandie under construction, 1932
RMS Queen Mary
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RMS Queen Mary is a former British ocean liner that operated primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line. It is currently a hotel, museum, and convention space in Long
SS Normandie
…Havre to New York City. Normandie held the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing at several points during her service career, during which RMS Queen Mary was her main rival. During the Second World War, Normandie was seized by U.S. authorities at New York and renamed USS Lafayette. In 1942, while being…
Queen Mary at Long Beach, California
Scale models of Queen Mary (foreground) and Queen Elizabeth (background) created by John Brown & Company, on display at the Glasgow Museum of Transport.
Queen Mary under construction at Clydebank, c. 1934
A Queen Mary baggage tag