A BRIEF CAREER HISTORY.
DECEMBER 27th 1930 : LAID DOWN
DECEMBER 1931 : WORK SUSPENDED
APRIL 3rd 1934 : WORK RESUMED
SEPTEMBER 26th 1934 : LAUNCHED
APRIL 15th 1936 : COMPLETED
MAY 27th 1936 : MAIDEN VOYAGE
AUGUST 1936 : WON THE BLUE RIBBAND FROM THE "NORMANDIE"
AUGUST 1938 : WON THE BLUE RIBBAND BACK FROM THE "NORMANDIE"
SEPTEMBER 1939 : LAID UP IN NEW YORK BECAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK OF W.W.II
MARCH 1st 1940 : LEFT FOR SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
MAY 5th 1940 : FIRST VOYAGE AS TROOP TRANSPORT
OCTOBER 2nd 1942 : COLLIDED WITH AND SANK H.M.S. CURACAO - 338 LOST
SEPTEMBER 1946 : RELEASED FROM WAR SERVICE AND OVERHAULED
JULY 31st 1947 : FIRST POST WAR COMMERCIAL VOYAGE
AUGUST 18th 1967 : SOLD TO CITY OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
OCTOBER 31st 1967 : LAST DEPARTURE FROM SOUTHAMPTON
MAY 10th 1971 : HOTEL QUEEN MARY OPENS TO THE PUBLIC
SIZE!!!!
LENGTH : 1,019 feet or 310.5 metres
WIDTH : 118.1 feet or 36 metres
WEIGHT : 80,774 GRT
81,235 GRT in 1937
81,237 GRT in 1947
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