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Cross-section of Aquitania steamshipCross-section of the RMS Aquitania Cunard Line ocean liner, designed by Leonard Peskett and built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, whistles used for signallingQueen Marys three giant whistles two on the fore funnel and one on the midships funnel, were fitted. Each were seven feet in length, and could be heard five miles away, but so low pitched
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, at SouthamptonReaching Southampton the Queen Mary docked in an enormous King George V graving drydock, ready for its maiden voyage to New York in May 1936
Queen Mary Ocean liner 1936Front cover of Weekly Illustrated Magazine showing Queen Mary Ocean liner at Clydebank, Scotland, built by John Brown & Company Scotland. Now permanently moored at Long Beach, California, USA. 1936
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, dining saloonThe dining saloon (not to be confused with the restaurant) for Cabin Class passengers on the Queen Mary Date: 1935
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, swimming poolThe swimming pool for Cabin Class passengers on the Queen Mary Date: 1936
Interior on the Queen Mary Ocean Liner, main loungeInterior of the main lounge, cabin class, (later named the Queens Salon). 90 feet long by 70 feet wide, three decks high, can also be converted into a threatre or cinema room
The Queen Mary Cabin Lounge on the shipThe Queen Mary cabin lounge on the promenade deck. Date: 1936
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, cabin restaurantThe restaurant for Cabin Class passengers on the Queen Mary Date: 1935
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, playroom for childrenThe playroom for children of Cabin Class passengers ot the Queen Mary which includes, of course, a model of the ship itself ! Date: 1935
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, manoeuvring down the ClydeQueen Mary set out on its first voyage, from Clydebank where her interior was fitted out, down the river Clyde to Greenock Scotland
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, passing French liner L AtlantiqueQueen Mary Ocean Liner, first journey down the river Clyde. Passing on the way lyng off Greenock was the luxurious ocean liner L Atlantique a French vessel, which was caught on fire in January 1933
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, down the river ClydeQueen Mary set out on its first voyage, from Clydebank John Browns shipyard where her interior was fitted out, down the river Clyde to Greenock Scotland, escorted by tugs to the sea
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, ready for journey down the ClydeQueen Mary Ocean Liner, at her berth in Clydebank, ready to take her first journey down the river Clyde to Southampton, for her final fitting-out on 24 march 1936. Date: 1936
Advert for Osram lamps, installed on Queen Mary Ocean LinerAdvertising that Osram lamps were fitted upon the Queen Mary Ocean Liner. Date: 1936
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, stocking outHousekeeping aboard the liner. The huge supply for the Queen Marys stay at port between voyages. To ensure that fresh supplies were always available, triplicate stocks of linen were ordered
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, final preparations for launchFinal preparations for the launching R.M.S. Queen Mary Ocean Liner then know as Hull Number 534. Hundreds of tons of tallow, soft soap
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, in constructionJohn Brown & Company in Clydebank in Scotland, begin the major task of constructing Queen Mary Ocean Liner then know as Hull Number 534, which began in December 1930 on the River Clyde
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, journey down the ClydeMap to show how Queen Mary Ocean Liner navigated on its first journey from Clydebank where her interior was fitted out, down the river Clyde to Greenock Scotland, escorted by tugs to the sea
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, suspendedR.M.S. Queen Mary at the John Brown shipyard, December 1931. Work on the ship, then known as Cunard No. 534, had been suspended on 13th December 1931 as Cunard had run out of funds
R. M. S. Queen Mary, record Atlantic crossing, by G. H. DaviThe ever-shortening Atlantic crossing: Epochs in its history; with a scale showing, graphically, the reduction from Columbuss seventy days to the Queen Mary in four days. 1936
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, takes to the seaWith all the difficulties and dangers of her journey down the Clyde behind her, the Queen Mary enters for the firts time open sea which she was built for. 1936
Interior on the Queen Mary Ocean LinerInterior of an private luxurious sitting-room, with comfortable dinning room chairs, wooden panels and soft furnishings. 118 feet long assembly room for cabin class
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, entering dry dock at SouthamptonReaching Southampton the Queen Mary entered an enormous King George V graving drydock, at the time of construction in 1933, it was the largest graving dock in the world
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, ready for travel to GreenockFront cover of Weekly Illustrated magazine, photograph showing the Queen Mary lying in the dock ay Clydebank in Scotland, from which she will have to be manoeuvred across the river into the mouth of
Queen Mary Ocean Liner to Greenock, InverclydeQueen Mary set out on its first voyage, from Clydebank where her interior was fitted out, down the river Clyde to Greenock Scotland, escorted by tugs to the sea
King Edward VIII visits Queen Mary Ocean LinerShortly before the liner leaves Clydebank in Scotland, for Southampton on her trials. King Edward VIII visits Queen Mary Ocean Liner, for the third time
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, interior fitted for passenger useQueen Mary Ocean Liner, in the fitting-out berth at Clydebank in Scotland, which was her home for two years after the launch by Queen Mary in September 1934 to 1936
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, being fitted outWith the launching of the Queen Mary Ocean Liner a new phase of work began. Eighteen months between September 1934, and her departure for preliminary trials on 24 March 1936
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, nearly ready for launchingThe Queen Mary, then known as Hull Number 534, had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to the Great Depression of the 1930s
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, 6 months of activitySix months of ceaseless activity. The Queen Mary, then known as Hull Number 534, had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to the Great Depression of the 1930s
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, supplying her 1000 needsThe Queen Mary, then known as Hull Number 534, had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to the Great Depression of the 1930s
Queen Mary Ocean Liner, work resumedJohn Brown & Company in Clydebank in Scotland, begin the major task of constructing Queen Mary Ocean Liner then know as Hull Number 534, which began in December 1930 on the River Clyde
Queen Mary Ocean Liner crisis stops workTragedy comes to Clydeside. On 10th December 1931, almost exactly a year after signing of the contract for the construction of Hull Number 534, know as Queen Mary Ocean Liner
Queen Mary Ocean Liner work beginsFull Steam Ahead. John Brown & Company in Clydebank in Scotland, begin the major task of constructing Queen Mary Ocean Liner then know as Hull Number 534
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Detail of Queen Mary ocean liner, by G. H. DavisDetail of the equipment of the Queen Mary ocean liner, which contained 40, 000 tons of steel, in the hull plating and bulkheads and 10, 000, 000 rivets. 1936
Queen Mary Ocean LinerThe giant liner The Queen Mary of the Cunard White Star Company, known as Hull Number 534. Date: 1934