Her / His Majesty’s Stokers & Mechanics RMS Queen Mary Discover the Queen Mary’s Engine Room with Captain Will; an engineering feat ahead of its time. The RMS Queen Mary... known in WW2 as the "Grey Ghost"... Venue for Anglo-American conferences and meetings, Prime Ministers and Presidents... WW2 Troop Ship, Ocean Liner and Secret Weapon... This mammoth beast could outrun the German U-boat... carrying over 16,600 troops and crew... The RMS Queen Mary is a retired British ocean liner that sailed

Fact Slap 👋 Today in 1967, the Cunard Liner RMS QUEEN MARY departs from Southampton for the very last time and the last time she would ever be in British waters. She is bound for California and a permanent berth in Long Beach as a floating hotel at a cost of £1.2million which was more than a Japanese Scrap Yard. Making the trip are 1,093 passengers and 806 crew for the voyage around Cape Horn and up the Pacific coast. As she departs, she is played away from the jetty by The Band of the Royal Ma

Key aspects of the RMS Queen Mary's history: Construction and Service: Construction began in Scotland in the 1930s, and the ship was intended to be a luxurious ocean liner for transatlantic travel. World War II Service: In 1940, the ship was converted into a troopship and set a record in 1943 by carrying 16,683 people on one voyage. Post-War Career: After the war, the ship resumed its passenger service and enjoyed significant popularity until the rise of air travel. Retirement and Current Use: T