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We could not drive from Los Angeles to San Diego without stopping and having a look around the Queen Mary.
Such a beautiful ship, built on Clydebank in Scotland by John Brown & Co.Ltd for Cunard. She was launched on 26th September 1934 and made her maiden voyage on 27th May 1936.
She weighed over 80,000 tons!!!
She was used as a troop ship during WWII bringing the wounded back to the USA and also carrying G.I. Brides and children to the USA.
Winston Churchill sailed on her 3 times.
She carried over 15,000 troops at a time during WWII.
She sailed the Atlantic over 1,000 times.
After the war she returned to her status of a luxury liner until she was decommissioned in 1967.
She was then removed from the British Registry and became the property of the City of Long Beach on 11th December 1967. |
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craic Tue Feb 15, 2005 05:34 UTC
I had no idea she was a hotel in Long Beach now. You learn something new every day. | rozehill Wed Dec 8, 2004 08:39 UTC
That ship could tell a few stories, if it could only talk!! | olja1234 Sun Oct 3, 2004 21:51 UTC
Wonderful page about wonderful ship! | american_tourister Fri Apr 18, 2003 17:31 UTC
I too was married on the Queen Mary. As a resident of Long Beach I love the Queen. |
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