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UNITED STATES portrait drawn by Gibbs and Cox statistician and draftsman George Tamaro and given to his friend, Frank Braynard, in 1959.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe large (16\" by 41\") pencil drawing shows the UNITED STATES at 6:16 a.m. on July 7, 1952, as she sweeps past Bishop Rock, thus winning the Blue Riband for the fastest east bound crossing at 3 days, 10 hours, and 40 minutes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is especially interesting is how the ship rides the sea. Tamaro wrote on the back, \"The conception illustrates the remarkable hollow contours wave along her sleek hull and wake formation.\" Recall that the Big U's hull design was marked Top Secret for decades. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the background Tamaro included ships passed along the way including LIBERTE, what looks like a Blue Funnel freighter, QUEEN ELIZABETH (although it was the QUEEN MARY who diverted her course to meet the ship mid-ocean), and an Italian Line combo-liner. On deck, celebrating passengers are thronging the railings to mark the moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTamaro also wrote on back, \"To Dear Mr. Frank Braynard, an excellent writer-artist, also author of many books and an enthusiastic lover of sea and ships. Christmas 1959.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecently the drawing was professionally mounted and framed. A print-out of Tamaro's note is slipped into a pocket on back. Packing and shipping are extra.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcellent condition."}