Ruban bleu
In August 1936, "Queen Mary" captured the Blue Riband from "Normandie", with average speeds of westbound and eastbound. "Normandie" was refitted with a new set of propellers in 1937 and reclaimed the honour, but in 1938 "Queen Mary" took back the Blue Riband in both directions with average speeds of westbound and eastbound, records which stood until lost to "United States" in 1952.