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  • William Francis Gibbs

    In 1952 the “United States” was launched. Built for speed, safety, and quick conversion to troop transport in case of war, the vessel incorporated many of Gibbs’s most advanced design concepts and set new speed records in transatlantic passenger service.

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    In 1952 the “United States” was launched. Built for speed, safety, and quick conversion to troop transport in case of war, the vessel incorporated many of Gibbs’s most advanced design concepts and set new speed records in transatlantic passenger service.

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  • Queen Elizabeth 2
    ocean liner

    
harbour in 1942; and the United States, which set a new transatlantic record of 3 days, 10 hours, averaging 35 knots, or 41 land miles per hour, in 1952.

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harbour in 1942; and the United States, which set a new transatlantic record of 3 days, 10 hours, averaging 35 knots, or 41 land miles per hour, in 1952.

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