History of the Queen Mary Ship

The history of the Queen Mary Ship, now resides in Long Beach, California, began in December 1, 1930. On December 1, 1930, Keel were laid marking the beginning of the history of the Queen Mary ship would become the Great Queen Mary Ship.

History of Queen Mary halted

On December 10, 1931, the work on the Queen Mary Ship was suspended. But Queen Mary Ship 's construction resumed on April 3, 1934.

The launch of the Queen Mary Ship

The Queen Mary Ship was launched on September 26, 1934.

The end of the Queen Mary Ship

The history of the Queen Mary Ship recorded that the Queen Mary Ship departed on her last great cruise on Tuesday October 31, 1967. The Queen Mary Ship retired after 1000 commercial round trips of the Atlantic on September 19, 1967. She served her war duties from March 1940 to September 1946.

Queen Mary arriving in Long Beach California

Queen Mary Ship arrived in Long Beach California on December 9, 1967. She was then removed from the British registry and officially turned over to the City of Long Beach which took ownership of the Queen Mary Ship on December 11, 1967.