▁other ▁lin ers ▁for ▁travel ▁and ▁substantial ly ▁reducing ▁prof its ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁L ines . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁Germany ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁scene ▁with ▁the ▁two ▁ships ▁of ▁Nord deutsch er ▁Lloyd , ▁SS ▁Bre men ▁and ▁SS ▁Europa . ▁Bre men ▁won ▁the ▁Blue ▁Rib and ▁from ▁Britain ' s ▁Ma ure t ania ▁after ▁the ▁latter ▁had ▁held ▁it ▁for ▁twenty ▁years . ▁So on , ▁Italy ▁also ▁entered ▁the ▁scene . ▁The ▁Italian ▁Line ▁completed ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁breaking ▁the ▁records ▁of ▁both ▁lux ury ▁and ▁speed ▁( R ex ▁won ▁the ▁west bound ▁Blue ▁Rib and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ). ▁France ▁re enter ed ▁the ▁scene ▁with ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Line ▁Comp ag nie ▁Gén éra le ▁Trans at lant ique ▁( CG T ). ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁ship ▁af loat ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁her ▁completion ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁fast est , ▁winning ▁the ▁Blue ▁Rib and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁A ▁crisis ▁arose ▁when ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁dr ast ically ▁reduced ▁its ▁imm igr ant ▁quot as , ▁causing ▁sh ipping ▁companies ▁to ▁lose ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁income ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁to ▁adapt ▁to ▁this ▁circumst ance . ▁The ▁Great ▁De pression ▁also ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role , ▁causing ▁a ▁dr astic ▁decrease ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁crossing ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁and