Queen Mary Races Atlantic 1936

Queen" Edges Up in Race For Blue Ribbon, POV plane Queen Mary sailing on ocean, MS inside bridge, operating signal to engine room, officers at map table, tugboats pushing it into dock, MS ship's commander, MS John D. Rockefeller as passenger. HA Normandy sailing.
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[DukeNukem500]

qm was more about brute force, less efficient hull than normandie but more shaft-power:)

[lasuvidaboy]

Incredible bow wave! Normandie w/her sleek hull and bulbous bow had a minimal bow wave (like all new ships including QM2) in comparison.

[skot66]

she got it back in 1938

[TheIserlohn123]

24 Knots 

[Jeranwars]

I luve the qm1 but the T.E.V Rangatira is my fav ship

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

A good try.

The QM is a great ship.

George Vreeland Hill

[TheReformed1]

@beaum1cah top speed of the S.S. Unoited States was 44 knots.

[TITANICLUSITANIA]

@lasuvidaboy The Normandie also has a wave breaker at the bow of the ship at the top, the QM2 has the same one, and the newer vista class vessels have a similar one but not as efficient as the one on Normandie and the exact same one on the QM2.

[TITANICLUSITANIA]

@ingie1837 The Queen Mary took the Ribbon back, but lost it to the SS United States

[gemini16th]

I'm an ocean line fan- and it's still a wonder that a ship as big as she was could race that fast across the ocean!

[Thermionman1970]

@beaum1cah  Oh,I see what you mean.The history of steam power is very interesting .The first engines used low pressure steam and were not that powerful."Google' "beam engines" .Also check out steam yacht "Turbinia"