RMS Queen Mary

101 Questions and Answers About the Great Transatlantic Liner

David Ellery

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English

Adlard Coles Nautical
01 February 2022

Maritime history; Ship design & naval architecture; Ships & shipping: general interest

For 1930s Britain, the Queen Mary was a symbol of hope. Cunard had abandoned construction on what they had planned to be the grandest liner of all time (then known simply as Job 534) in the depths of the Depression. Her half-finished hull sat on the Clyde for years, but when Cunard announced they were going to complete her, it was a sign, perhaps, that the darkest days were over, that the country was emerging from economic disaster and that Britannia would soon rule the waves once again.

The Queen Mary would go on to be one of the most famous ships in the world for all the right reasons. The first British ship to be over 1,000 feet in length, launched by her namesake (and for which the Clyde had to be artificially widened to allow such a large ship to pass through), she won the Blue Riband (the record for fastest Atlantic crossing) not once by twice – and when she won it the second time in 1938 she held it until 1952.

After wartime service carrying up to 16,000 US troops to Europe at a time, she finally retired to Long Beach, California, in 1967. There she remains, a perfectly preserved reminder of a bygone era, and a celebration of the golden age of the transatlantic liner.

In this book David Ellery, maritime historian, TV presenter and documentary maker, answers all the questions you might have about this glorious ship – and ones you might never have thought to ask too. This unique, accessible approach gives a fantastic introduction to the ship to anyone curious about her, but is also very detailed and comprehensive, covering everything from the ship’s design, construction, engineering and interior fittings to her naming, wartime service and more. He also addresses all the myths and rumours such a famous ship attracted over her decades in service.

Packed with archival photographs and other original material, this is a fascinating and illuminating guide to the Queen Mary, looking beneath the sheen of her appointments to explore how her fame is well deserved.

By: David Ellery
Imprint: Adlard Coles Nautical
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 212g
ISBN: 9781472993113
ISBN 10: 147299311X
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 February 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Ellery is an award-winning documentary maker, TV presenter, author and maritime historian. He won the first of several Royal Television Society Awards for his BBC documentary about the Queen Mary, entitled Regal & Retired. He is the author of several books about the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth 2.

Reviews for RMS Queen Mary: 101 Questions and Answers About the Great Transatlantic Liner

This nicely-produced book asks, and answers, 101 questions about the Queen Mary. This approach offers a different and interesting perspective, and the informative text is accompanied by photographs and other original material. * Ships Monthly *