Queen Mary departs from Southampton
Laid down 1930; Launched and named 1934; Maiden voyage 1936
Built for Cunard by John Brown and Company
GRT 81237, DWT 15901
Length 1019; beam 118; draft 39 feet
Quadruple screw driven by 24 Yarrow boilers , 4 sets of Parsons single-reduction geared steam turbines on 4 shafts, 160.000 shp
Service speed 28.5 kts
2139 passengers: 776 first class, 784 tourist class, 579 third class; 1101 crew
Retired from service in 1967 to become hotel / restaurant / museum, at Long Beach, California.