RMS Queen Mary
Using an engaging question and answer format, Queen Mary expert David Ellery tells you everything you need to know about one of the most famous ships in the world: from her construction, to her…
Specifikacia RMS Queen Mary
Using an engaging question and answer format, Queen Mary expert David Ellery tells you everything you need to know about one of the most famous ships in the world: from her construction, to her wartime service, through to the haunting myths in her wake over her glorious 85 years.For 1930s Britain, the Queen Mary was a symbol of hope. Cunard had abandoned construction on what they had planned to be the grandest liner of all time in the depths of the Depression. Her half-finished hull sat on the Clyde for years, but when Cunard announced they were going to complete her, it was a sign, perhaps, that the darkest days were over, that the country was emerging from economic disaster and that Britannia would soon rule the waves once again.The Queen Mary would go on to be one of the most famous ships in the world for all the right reasons. The first