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RMS Queen Mary [3] is a retired British ocean liner that operated primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line.Built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland, she was subsequently joined by RMS Queen Elizabeth [4] in Cunard's two-ship weekly express service between Southampton, Cherbourg and New York.
[1] [2] In 1648, John Fenwick married Elizabeth Covert, who gave birth to three daughters: Elizabeth, Anne and Priscilla. [1] [2] In 1665, John and Elizabeth Fenwick joined the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers. [2] After Elizabeth's death, John Fenwick married Mary Burdet, his second wife and daughter of Sir Walter Burdet. They had no ...
The list of ship launches in 1865 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in ... Mary Helen: Paddle steamer: For John Wilkie. ... For John Fenwick. [3] ...
The new ship improved upon the design of Queen Mary [10] with sufficient changes, including a reduction in the number of boilers to twelve instead of Queen Mary 's twenty-four, that the designers could discard one funnel and increase deck, cargo and passenger space. The two funnels were self-supporting and braced internally to give a cleaner ...
The steamship RMS Mauretania (1906) was constructed by Swan Hunter & Wingham Richardson, ship builders, not John Brown & Co.of Clydebank Scotland. HMS Maidstone (1937) HMS Mameluke (1915)
Sir Edgar Britten KB RD RNR (1874 – October 28, 1936) was a Cunard Line captain remembered primarily for being the first captain of the ocean liner RMS Queen Mary in 1936. Born in Bradford, England, he began his career as a cabin boy. [ 1 ]
Date Country Builder Location Ship Class Notes 8 January United Kingdom Scott & Sons: Greenock: Trinacria: Paddle steamer: For John Scott. [1] [2]20 January United Kingdom Robert Wigram
On 16 September 1939 Aquitania, awaiting initial refit as a troop ship, was at pier 90 in New York along with Queen Mary while nearby, at pier 88, were the French ships Île de France and Normandie. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] She returned to Southampton and was requisitioned on 18 November.