Queen Mary

Queen Mary

國家	英國
造船廠	John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom
安放龍骨日期	1930年12月1日
下水日期	1934年9月26日
除役日期	1967年12月9日
排水量	81,961 tons standard
長度	1019 feet
寬度	118 feet
吃水	39 feet
動力來源	24 Yarrow boilers, 4 Parsons geared steam turbines, 4 shafts
功率	160,000 shaft horsepower
速度	28 knots
乘員	1,101

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ww2dbaseFor more information on RMS Queen Elizabeth, please see The Magnificent Queens by Alan Chanter.

Last Major Revision: Jan 2014

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Photographs

RMS Queen Mary in the King George VI Graving Dock, Sembawang, Singapore, Aug 1940

RMS Queen Mary (right), RMS Queen Elizabeth (left), and HMAS Sydney (foreground) off Wilson

Queen Elizabeth and Vice Admiral J. A. G. Troup on the bridge of RMS Queen Mary on the River Clyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, 4 Jun 1942

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Queen Mary Operational Timeline

1929年4月3日	RMS Queen Mary was ordered.
1930年12月1日	The keel of RMS Queen Mary was laid down by the John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom.
1934年9月26日	RMS Queen Mary was launched at Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom. The Queen Mary would play a vital role in the war; transporting hundreds of thousands of Allied troops across the world's oceans.
1936年5月27日	The transatlantic ocean liner RMS Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, departing from Southampton, England, United Kingdom. Converted into a troopship in World War II she would carry thousands of American troops across to Europe.
1936年8月24日	The Cunard White Star liner RMS Queen Mary, arrived in New York, United States having made the Atlantic crossing in 4 days 27 minutes and taking the Blue Riband from the French liner Normandie.
1940年3月20日	RMS Queen Mary departed New York, New York, United States.
1940年4月17日	RMS Queen Mary arrived at Sydney, Australia.
1940年6月26日	RMS Queen Mary, with 5,000 British troops aboard, set sail for the Middle East.
1940年7月1日	HMS Cumberland joined Ocean Escort for military Convoy WS1 during passage to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) (Note: WS1 comprised RMS Aquitania, RMS Mauretania and RMS Queen Mary taking troops to join 8th Army in EGYPT).
1942年3月28日	RMS Queen Mary arrived at Sydney, Australia and disembarked 8,400 troops.
1942年10月2日	The troopship Queen Mary collided with (and sank) one of her escorts, the light cruiser HMS Curacoa, off the Irish coast with the loss of 239 lives.
1967年12月9日	RMS Queen Mary was retired from service.

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Jerry says:
17 Jan 2014 05:16:08 AM

Am I reading this right?
82,000 tons, 28 knots with only 16,000 shp??
There must be a zero missing on the horseposer.

C. Peter Chen says:
17 Jan 2014 11:38:38 AM

Jerry, I have indeed made a typographical error, thank you! This has been corrected.

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