History
| LOI | |
| 3/4/1929 | Building contract |
| Building started | |
| 1/12/1930 | Keel laid |
| 12/1931 | Work stopped due to Great depression |
| 10/5/1934 | Work continued after Cunard and White Star Line merged. |
| 26/9/1934 | Launch |
| Sea trial | |
| Second sea trial | |
| 5/1936 | Delivered to Cunard White Star Line, Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| 27/5/1936 | Maiden voyage from Southampton – Cherbourg – New York |
| 8/1936 | Take Blue Riband from Normandie. |
| 1/9/1939 | Laid up at New York due to World War 2 next to Normandie. |
| 1940 | Voyage from New York to Australia where she was converted into a troopship. |
| 1940-45 | Used as troopship on World War 2. |
| 9/46-7/47 | Refitted back for passenger service. |
| 1947 | Company change name to Cunard Line |
| 1947 | Southampton – Cherbourg – New York route. |
| 1/1/1949 | Ran aground off Cherbourg. |
| 1966 | Sold to City of Long Beach California. |
| 27/9/1967 | She completed her 1,000th and last crossing of the North Atlantic. |
| 31/10/1967 | Last voyage from Southampton to Long Beach , California |
| 9/12/1967 | Arrived to Long Beach, California |
| 1968-1971 | Rebuild to hotel and museum ship. |
| 8/5/1971 | Opened after rebuilding. |