Queen mary boat biography samples
Queen mary boat biography samples
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RMS Queen Mary
Retired British ocean liner
For other ships with the same name, see Queen Mary (ship).
Queen Mary at Long Beach, California (2010) | |
History | |
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Name | Queen Mary |
Namesake | Mary, Queen of the United Kingdom |
Owner | |
Port of registry | Liverpool |
Route | Southampton to New York via Cherbourg (eastbound and westbound) |
Ordered | 3 April 1929 |
Builder | |
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 |
In service | 1936–1967 |
Out of service | 9 December 1967 |
Identification | |
Status | Laid up as a floating hotel and museum ship, Long Beach. |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ocean liner |
Tonnage |
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Displacement | 77,400 long tons (78,642 metric tons) |
Length |
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