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)[1];
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
NRHP reference No.	92001714[2]
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

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.

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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 Royal Mail Ship or Steamer. RMS is a ship prefix for vessels that carry mail under contract to the British Royal Mail.