RMS Queen Mary
retired British ocean liner
RMS Queen Mary[3] is a ship in Long Beach, California. It is docked in the harbor. It was an ocean liner that sailed primarily in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967.
![]() The ship’s final port in Long Beach, California
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Name | Queen Mary |
Namesake | Mary of Teck, consort of George V |
Owner |
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Port of registry | Liverpool |
Route | Southampton, New York, via Cherbourg (normal transatlantic voyage East and West bound) |
Ordered | 3 April 1929 |
Builder |
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Yard number | 534 |
Laid down | 1 December 1930 |
Launched | 26 September 1934 |
Sponsored by | Queen Mary |
Christened | 26 September 1934 |
Maiden voyage | 27 May 1936 |
Out of service | 9 December 1967 (retired) |
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Status | Museum ship |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ocean liner |
Tonnage | |
Displacement | 77,400 long tons |
Length | |
Beam | 118 ft (36.0 m) |
Height | 181 ft (55.2 m) |
Draught | 38 ft 9 in (11.8 m) |
Decks | 12 |
Installed power | 24 × Yarrow boilers |
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Capacity | 2,139 passengers: 776 first (cabin) class, 784 cabin class, 579 tourist class |
Crew | 1101 |
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Coordinates | 33°45′11″N 118°11′23″W / 33.75306°N 118.18972°W |
NRHP reference No. | 92001714[2] |
Added to NRHP | 15 April 1993 |
With the outbreak of World War II, she was changed into a troopship. Queen Mary moved Allied soldiers for the rest of the war. Following the war, Queen Mary was refitted for passenger service.
The ship now is a tourist attraction featuring restaurants, a museum, and hotel. The ship is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
change- ↑ Watton, p.10.
- ↑ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ↑ RMS is an acronym. RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship or Steamer. RMS is a ship prefix for vessels that carry mail under contract to the British Royal Mail.