US L ) ▁started ▁planning ▁the ▁ma iden ▁voyage ▁of ▁its ▁new ▁record ▁break er , ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁tro phy ▁was ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁She ff ield ▁g olds m ith ▁where ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁originally ▁made . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁US L ▁accepted ▁the ▁tro phy ▁at ▁a ▁ceremony ▁attended ▁by ▁ 4 0 0 ▁guests . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁displayed ▁in ▁US L ' s ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁headquarters ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁taken ▁out ▁of ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁Ten ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁tro phy ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Mer chant ▁Marine ▁Academy ' s ▁museum ▁as ▁a ▁re lic . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Richard ▁Br anson ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁setting ▁a ▁new ▁east bound ▁trans at l antic ▁speed ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁power bo at ▁Ch allen ger ▁II . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁awarded ▁the ▁H ales ▁tro phy ▁because ▁his ▁boat ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁commercial ▁vessel . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁ ▁cat amar an ▁passenger / car ▁fer ry ▁Ho vers pe ed ▁Great ▁Britain ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁delivery ▁voyage ▁from ▁her ▁Australian ▁build ers ▁to ▁begin ▁cross ▁channel ▁operations . ▁Her ▁own ers ▁confirmed ▁with ▁the ▁H ales ▁tro phy ▁trust ees ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁that ▁their ▁vessel ▁would ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁tro phy ▁if ▁they ▁beat ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁record , ▁even