{"id":26405,"date":"2021-01-26T20:17:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T18:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=26405"},"modified":"2021-02-05T21:13:11","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T19:13:11","slug":"queen-mary-history-8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/matkustajalaivat.com\/?page_id=26405","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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