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R.M.S. Queen Mary, Ocean Dock, Southampton, 1936

Photograph of the R.M.S. Queen Mary arriving at the Ocean Dock, Southampton, after winning the Blue Riband of the Atlantic on 30th August that year. With an average speed of 30.63 knots for the trip from New York to Bishop Rock, Scilly Isles she beat the previous record, held by the Normandie, by 3 hours 31 minutes

Picture No
10216808
Media ID
45990296
Size
5667px x 4263px (2.6MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Illustrated London News. 1936. bottom page 399
Date
1936

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