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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.
RMS Queen Mary Long Beach January 2011 view.jpg 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 |
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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 |
RMS Queen Mary | |
Coordinates: | 33°45′11″N 118°11′23″W / 33.75306°N 118.18972°WCoordinates: 33°45′11″N 118°11′23″W / 33.75306°N 118.18972°W |
NRHP Reference#: | 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
- ↑ Watton, p.10.
- ↑ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 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.