Queen Mary Model
Model of Queen Mary, 1936
“The stateliest ship now in being.”
King George VI
Comment by Jan Morris
If I weren't me, I would like to be a ship. When I was young, I often identified with ships…The Queen Mary appealed for her stately poise, a genuine grande dame among ships, restrained of manner but truly well-bred.
From: Jan Morris in The Observer, January 2009
Comment by Charles Stewart
I’ve never been on a ship as grand as the Queen Mary, but I have been on a cruise recently. We found no problems using a wheelchair onboard ship. The cabin was large, there was a lift, and the staff were very helpful. Going ashore for trips could be trickier – for instance getting onto buses without drop down steps. In general the Mediterranean was not so good for wheelchairs as Tenerife.
From: Charles Stewart
Comment by Charles McGowan
I served my time in John Brown's at which time the QE2 was being constructed and a few years ago I had the pleasure of visiting the QM at Long Beach California. It is a magnificent vessel and the engine room is filled with wonderful photographs taken during it's construction. There would have been people in those photographs who were nearing retirment age when I served my time in Brown's. I can never understand why one of these great ships cannot return to the Clyde instead of going to Leith or Hong Kong! It is time we did something about this.
From: Charles McGowan
Comment by RMS Queen Mary brochure
Unusually wide areas both on the sun and promenade decks will be ideal for exercise and deck games.
From: RMS Queen Mary brochure
Comment by Carol Marlow Cunard’s President
Distinguished notables such as Winston Churchill or Cole Porter engaged in informal talks to their fellow guests as a way of entertaining themselves. Just as the crew would organize deck games, lessons on etiquette and talent shows, guests enjoyed sharing their knowledge and experiences with one another.
From: Carol Marlow Cunard’s President and Managing Director
Comment by Scotsman September 1934
Probably the press of this country has had no more interesting and regular topic for discussion during the last four years than the 534...
From: Scotsman September 1934
Comment by Guardian March 1936
...the Queen Mary, the Clyde’s greatest effort, and the best, if not the biggest, ship on the sea...
From: Guardian March 1936
Comment by Stuart
My great aunt, Hilda Harvey and her husband Reginald, I believe were both present with the Queen at the launch of the Queen Mary and I would love to track down a picture of them !
From: Stuart
Questions by Glasgow Museums
Did you sail on any of the Queens? Perhaps you’ve visited the Queen Mary recently? Lots of celebrities travelled on the Queen Mary – from Winston Churchill to Cole Porter - who would you have liked to set sail with?
Eyewitness by Daily Record and Mail, Sept. 1934
The air was electric with that strange fascination this ship has exerted over a nation...Instead of a sea of faces there was a sea of umbrellas.
From: Daily Record and Mail, reporting on the launch of the Queen Mary, September 1934
Eyewitness by The Guardian September 1967
...she felt like a run-down spa at the end of the season….This was once a grand tradition but it has become seedy. It was dashing but it is now lumbering.
From: The Guardian September 1967
Eye Witness by Jackie Lee
I crossed the Atlantic on the Queen Mary in 1967 - I've still got the captain's autograph. We were travelling cabin class, so I was really impressed when I was invited to a children's party in the first class section - it was much more luxurious.
From: Jackie Lee
Eye Witness by Guardian September 1967
On her last day on her old run Queen Mary carried herself with a hint of her old sovereignty. She still dominated every craft she passed. She threatened to split eardrums as her siren roared in answer to the others around her.
From: Guardian September 1967
Eye Witness by RMS Queen Mary brochure
The ship that marks a new era in efficiency & comfort
From: RMS Queen Mary brochure
Eye Witness by Scotsman September 1934
Men and women held their breath – almost sobbing – at the vastness of their work, the littleness of themselves beneath it, the safe culmination of their efforts...
From: Scotsman September 1934
Eye Witness by Guardian March 1936
...the Queen Mary, the Clyde’s greatest effort, and the best, if not the biggest, ship on the sea...
From: Guardian March 1936
Eye Witness from Glasgow Herald September 1934
A moving masterpiece in steel
From: Glasgow Herald September 1934
