RMS Queen Mary

RMS *Queen Mary*
	The ship’s final port in Long Beach, California
History
Name	Queen Mary
Namesake	Mary of Teck , consort of George V
Owner	1936?49: Cunard White Star Line ; 1949?67: Cunard Line ; 1967?present: City of Long Beach ;
Port of registry	Liverpool
Route	Southampton, New York, via Cherbourg (normal transatlantic voyage East and West bound)
Ordered	3 April 1929
Builder	John Brown and Company ; Clydebank , Scotland ;
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)
Identification	IMO number : 5287938 ; Radio Callsign: GBTT ;
Status	Museum ship
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	80,774 GRT (1936) ; 81,237 GRT (1947) ;
Displacement	77,400 long tons
Length	1,019.4 ft (310.7 m) LOA ; 1,004 ft (306.0 m) LWL ; 965 ft (294.1 m) LBP ;
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
Propulsion	4 × Parsons single-reduction geared steam turbines ; 4 shafts, 200,000 shp (150,000 kW) ;
Speed	28.5 kn (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph) (service) ; 32.84 kn (60.82 km/h; 37.79 mph) (achieved on speed trials) ;
Capacity	2,139 passengers: 776 first (cabin) class, 784 cabin class, 579 tourist class
Crew	1101
	RMS Queen Mary
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	33°45′11″N 118°11′23″W / 33.75306°N 118.18972°W
NRHP reference No.	92001714
Added to NRHP	15 April 1993

RMS Queen Mary ^[3] is a ship in Long Beach, California . It is docked in the harbor . It was an ocean liner that sailed in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967.

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 | change source ]

↑ 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 R oyal M ail S hip or S teamer. RMS is a ship prefix for vessels that carry mail under contract to the British Royal Mail .

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[1] Watton, p.10.

[focus-2] "NPS Focus" . National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Archived from the original on 25 July 2008 . Retrieved 7 September 2011 .

[3] RMS is an acronym . RMS stands for R oyal M ail S hip or S teamer. RMS is a ship prefix for vessels that carry mail under contract to the British Royal Mail .

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