THE ATLANTIC CROSSING.
THE NORMANDIE’S PERFORMANCE WEST-BOUND RECORD REGAINED. United Press Assn- Klee. Tel. Copyright. NEW YORK*. August 2. The French Line. General Transatlantic Company, announce Hint its! liner Normandie has regained the west-bound Atlantic record from ! Bishop Rock. Scllly Isles, to Ambrose \ Light. She averaged 30.59 knots. (Received August 3. 12.0 p.m.) NEW YORK, August 2. The Normandie's time from Bishop Rock to Ambrose Light was 95 hours 2 minutes. The previous record for the west- I bound Atlantic crossing was estab- I Halted by the Queen Mary last year—j namely. 4 days 2 7 minutes, at an av- I erage speed of 30.14 knots. __ •
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20262, 3 August 1937, Page 7
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106THE ATLANTIC CROSSING. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20262, 3 August 1937, Page 7
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