The United States Wins Blue Riband -- Aerial view of the United States as she crosses the English channel towards Le Harve after her record-breaking trans-Atlantic crossing. The new 53,000-ton American liner United States wrested the blue riband from the Queen Mary when she sailed into Le Havre this afternoon after her record. Breaking trip across the Atlantic of three days, to hours and 40 minutes. With an average speed of 35.59 knots, she cut off 10 hours, two minutes from the Queen Mary's record made in 1938. July 7, 1952. (Photo by Paul Popper).
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