Ruban bleu
CGT's entered service in 1935 and won the Blue Riband at . "Queen Mary" was commissioned the next year, and after a few break-in voyages, took the Blue Riband to . The two liners were operated as a pair and traded the Blue Riband again, with the Cunard White Star Liner ultimately posting in 1938. "Queen Mary's" consort, "Queen Elizabeth", was commissioned after war was declared and was never allowed to attempt the record.