How Queen Mary Beat France's Superliner Normandie - The Epic True Story

In 1935 the French Line ocean liner Normandie set a record transatlantic crossing time; it was up to the Queen Mary to challenge this ship's speed and reclaim the Blue Riband for Britain. Here's how it happened!

Ship engineering history documentary

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Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s great ocean liners – from Titanic to Queen Mary but not forgetting the likes of Empress of Ireland or Chusan. Join Mike Brady as he uncovers the myths, explains the timelines, logistics and deep dives into the lives of the people and ocean liner ships that we all know and love.

0:00 Introduction
1:10 Postwar Technologies
2:44 1920S Rebuilding
4:14 The Normandie
11:16 The Queen Mary
17:17 The End