RMS Queen Mary (part 2 of 2)

Описание: In part 2, we pick up at the outbreak of the Second World War. Queen Mary (and her future running mate Queen Elizabeth) carried tens of thousands of troops to support the Allied war effort. Queen Mary returned to Cunard and the transatlantic run, but the advent of accessible air travel diminished passenger traffic and the Queens had to spend part of the year cruising in the Caribbean. Eventually, Queen Mary's time as an ocean liner came to an end, but she was fortunate enough to survive the end of the ocean liner era.

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Queen Mary footage from Prelinger Archives Home Movies Collection https://archive.org/details/prelinger...

Sources:

1. “The Only Way to Cross,” by John Maxtone-Graham. 1972.

2. “The Sway of the Grand Saloon: A Social History of the North Atlantic,” by John Malcolm Brinnin. 1971.

3. “Liners to the Sun: an Evocative Re-Creation of Great Crusies Past & Present, from Cruise Ship Conversion, Construction & Design to the Pleasures and Occasional Perils of Life On Board,” by John Maxtone-Graham. 1985.

4. The Queen Mary. The War Years. https://www.queenmary.com/history/tim....

5. The Queen Mary. The Golden Years. https://www.queenmary.com/history/tim...

6. World War 2 Database. The Magnificent Queens. https://ww2db.com/other.php?other_id=44