1929-1936 1936-1943 1943-1966 1967-1980 1983-1997 Queen Mary Statistics Titanic vs. Queen Mary

Queen Mary History: 1943 - 1966

• August 5 - 9, 1943: Winston Churchill transported from Gourock to Halifax, Canada, for 2nd Quebec "Quadrant" conference.

• August 27 - 31, 1943: Winston Churchill returns to Gourock, Scotland, with 15,116 troops.

• June 6, 1944: D-DAY Invasion of Europe.

• April 19, 1945: Armament removed from ship, except the six-inch gun.

• May 7, 1945: VE DAY (Victory Europe)

• August 1945: 14,833 troops plus 1,000 crew transported. Total: 15,883.

• August 14, 1945: VJ DAY (Victory Japan)

• August 29, 1945: Funnels repainted in Cunard colors.

• February 3 - May 19, 1946: Six war bride voyages, transporting 12,886 European brides and children to the United States and Canada.

• May 23 - September 18, 1946: Seven war bride voyages transporting European brides and children to Canada. Ten stowaways were discovered on the first crossing.

• January 1 - 2, 1949: Ran aground at Cherbourg. Returned to dry dock for repairs.

• February 10, 1946: Docked in New York without the aid of tugs.

• December 31, 1949: Cunard White Star ceases to exist, becomes Cunard Steam Ship Co., LTD.

• July 14, 1952: Loses the Blue Riband to the S.S. United States upon her arrival in New York.

• February 6, 1953: Docked without the aid of tugs in New York, by Captain Donald Sorrell. Voyage #187 west.

• February 7, 1953: Sailed without tugs from New York. Voyage #187 1954 east.

• November 18 - 23, 1954: Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother on board, returning from visit to United States. Voyage #228 east.

• January 26 - March 25, 1958: Stabilizers installed in King George V Graving Dock, Southampton.

• April 22 - 23, 1958: Record turn around in New York: 17 hours, 58 minutes.

• March 3 - 9, 1962: Wave floods parts of Main, A and B Decks. Voyage #382 east.

• October 2, 1962: Docked without the aid of tugs in New York, by Captain Watts. Voyage #397 west.

• October 1, 1963: Docked without tugs in New York, by Captain S.A. Jones. Voyage #419.

• December 23 - 29, 1963: First cruise: Southampton to Las Palmas. Voyage #425.

• February 25 - March 23, 1966: Mediterranean cruise: New York, Las Palmas, Tangier, Piraeus, Naples, Cannes, Palma, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Madeira, New York. Voyage #477.

• April 1966: Cunard announces that the Queen Mary is for sale.

• May 31, 1966: First letter of inquiry from H.E. Ridings of Long Beach.

• August 2 - 4, 1966: In King George V Graving Dock. Fastest ever turn - around in dry dock, and first time ever sailed with passengers from dry dock. Voyage #485 west.

• August 24 - 29, 1966: Fastest eastbound crossing since Blue Riband record: 4 days, 10 hours, 6 minutes. Voyage #486 east. Second fastest Atlantic crossing since 1938.

• Transatlantic Passengers:
  1954 - by ship: 1,000,000; by air: 600,000
  1957 - by ship: 1,000,000; by air: 1,000,000
  1961 - by ship: 750,000; by air: 2,000,000
  1965 - by ship: 650,000; by air: 4,000,000