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Show S.S. American Challenger Sets Speed Record j y -' ).H-.,f'.i tia-i-r- i - . I.---. t j I I J . - f k . ., ;V If . V . I ,1 j. . V 1 rail t v i if i 1 ! w The United States Lines scored another first for the Company and the entire American Amer-ican Merchant Marine this month when the S. S. American Ameri-can Challenger smashed the speed record for cargoships by dashing across the North Atlantic At-lantic from Bishop's Rock, Land's End, England, to Ambrose Am-brose Lightship off New York Harbor in the remarkable time of four days, 23 hours and 48 minutes. The record-breaking achievement achieve-ment of the sleek, 13,100-ton cargoliner on the homeward run of her maiden voyage between New York, Le Havre and London duplicates her outstanding out-standing performance on her outbound crossing when she covered 2,853 nautical miles to Europe in the amazing time of four days, 20 hours and 50 minutes. For the round trip, the American Challenger averaged 24.11 knots. The S. S. American Challenger Chal-lenger and four of her sister-ships sister-ships will operate in a super-express, super-express, service to Le Havre and London, sailing from New York every Friday, from London Lon-don every Friday and Le Havre every Saturday. The new cargo liners can span the North Atlantic At-lantic in two to three days less time than is required by the average modern freighter on this run. |