| Show british giant liner to seek sea record expects to make crossing in in ninety six hours london new york will be brought within 00 hours of the european continent when the giant british liner queen mary launched last septem her ber takes her place in the atlantic steamer service the schedule now being worked out for the liner will provide tor for a 80 06 hour passage between cherbourg Cher bourg and new york at an average speed of 32 knots four knots faster than the fastest crossing ever made this would bring her near to dirigibles with respect to speed one hundred and eleven hours Is the present record for the cherbourg new york passage made a few weeks ago by the liner bremen the actual atlantic record is held by the italian liner rex which in august 1033 covered the miles from gibraltar to new york in hours at an average of 2802 2892 knots to make up for delay due to fog or 0 r bad weather the queen mary it if the 96 hour schedule Is to be maintained will sometimes have to travel at a considerably higher speed than siva knots it Is asserted however that the reserve of power in the propelling machinery clil nery Is great enough to drive the giant at 34 to so 35 knots without causing n undue vibration or making her ship much water in rough weather the queen mary apparently must be content with being the worlds speediest ediest ship rather than both that and the worlds largest while british interests are maintaining that the queen mary will be the largest liner the french have announced a set of figures to prove it will be their normandie Nor mandle |
