The first modern post-WW1 Atlantic liners were the Noddeutscher Lloyd's of Bremen sister ships BREMEN and EUROPA, two remarkable express liners that held the Blue Ribband contest and influenced the building of a new generation of national flagships, namely the Italians REX and CONTE DI SAVOIA, the French NORMANDIE or the British QUEEN MARY.Texto e imagens /Text and images copyright L.M.Correia. Favor não piratear. Respeite o meu trabalho / No piracy, please. For other posts and images, check our archive at the right column of the main page. Click on the photos to see them enlarged. Thanks for your visit and comments. Luís Miguel Correia