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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.

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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:
Port of registry: Liverpool
Route: Southampton, New York, via Cherbourg (normal transatlantic voyage East and West bound)
Ordered: 3 April 1929
Builder:
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:
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
    Coordinates:33°45′11″N 118°11′23″W / 33.75306°N 118.18972°W / 33.75306; -118.18972Coordinates: 33°45′11″N 118°11′23″W / 33.75306°N 118.18972°W / 33.75306; -118.18972
    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

    1. Watton, p.10.
    2. "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 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.