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John W. Anderson : ウィキペディア英語版 | John W. Anderson Commodore John W. Anderson was the longest serving captain of the , the fastest ocean liner in history. In 1952, he relieved Commodore Harry Manning as master of the superliner after the recordbreaking voyage on which she broke the translantic speed record previously held by the RMS Queen Mary and captured the Blue Riband for the United States. == Early life and career == Anderson was born in 1899 in Jersey City, New Jersey to parents of Norwegian and English descent. His grandfather spent twenty-five years at sea in Norwegian sailing ships. He entered the New York Nautical School (which later became the SUNY Maritime College)in 1915, and served as a cadet aboard the schoolship ''Newport'', formerly a gunboat in the Spanish–American War. After graduation he went to sea as a quartermaster and junior officer on several famous old liners like the and . He later sailed to Australia, India and China on freight ships and tankers as chief mate and obtained his first command in 1921. In 1934 he was appointed to command the ''American Importer'', his first passenger ship for United States Lines, sailing between New York, Plymouth, Cherbourg, Le Havre, Hamburg and Liverpool.〔("The American Importer Sails" ''New York Times'' Oct 22 1931 )〕〔(Timetable images )〕 One notable voyage took place in 1935, when he transported Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh and their son Jon to Liverpool after the kidnapping of their younger child.〔("High Seas Delay Lindberg Vessel" – ''Lewiston Daily Sun'', 30 Dec 1935 )〕〔("Lindbergs sail of Self-Imposed Exile in British Empire" – ''Herald-Journal'', 24 Dec 1935 )〕
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