RMS Queen Mary

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Arriving in New York Harbor, June 20 1945,with thousands of U.S. troops

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June 20 - 1945

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Career

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Ordered:1928 or 1929

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Laid down:December 1930

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Launched:26 September 1934

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26 September - 1934

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Christened:26 September 1934

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26 September - 1934

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Maiden voyage:27 May 1936

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27 May - 1936

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Fate:retired in December 1967, now a hotel/restaurant/museum in Long Beach, California

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General Characteristics

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Tonnage:80,774, from 1937 : 81.237 gross tons

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Displacement:77,400 tonnes (approx)

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Length:1,019.4 ft (311 m)

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Beam:118.5ft (36.1 m)

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Draft:12,00 m

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Height:237 ft

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Power:160,000 shaft hp (119 MW) steam turbines; max. 200,000 shaft hp (149 MW) steam turbines

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Propulsion:four screws at the stern of the ship

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Speed:approximately 30 knots (56 km/h) - 29.5 knots (55 km/h) in service; maximum was 32.6 knots (60 km/h)

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Complement:2139 passengers (776 first-(cabin) class, 784 tourist class, 579 third class), 1101 crew

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Cost:?

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RMS Queen Mary was a Cunard Line (then Cunard White Star Line) ocean liner that sailed the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967. She was designed to be the first of Cunard's planned two ship, twice weekly express service from Southampton to New York, in answer to the European super-liners of the late twenties and early thirties. Once she had entered service, it was planned to build a running mate of similar dimensions.

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Cunard Line - Ocean liner - Atlantic Ocean - European - Late twenties - Early thirties

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