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How close did the RMS Queen Mary come to being capsized when ...


How close did the RMS Queen Mary come to being capsized when ...

My knowledge about this is that in 1942 the Queen Mary was on the 5th day of a voyage across the North Atlanric from North America to ...

RMS Queen Mary - Wikipedia

RMS Queen Mary is a retired British ocean liner that operated primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line.

What if the RMS Queen Mary sank in 1942? : r/AlternateHistory

This alternate history is based on a real incident where a rogue wave struck RMS Queen Mary's broadside, causing her to list 52 degrees.

Did anyone know that while the Queen Mary was transporting ...

When ships were in convoy or in an area where they could be attacked by u boats, they would not stop or turn around for a man overboard. There ...

The RMS Queen Mary Didn't Sink - Here's What Happened to Her

The Queen Mary did not sink at any point during her career. She was responsible for the sinking of the HMS Curacoa in 1942, but the Queen Mary survived the war ...

Queen Mary | Ship, Facts, History, & Location - Britannica

The Queen Mary was some 20 times larger, and it sliced through the cruiser, which sank. Nearly 340 crew members on the Curacoa were killed.

How the Americans Saved Cunard's RMS Queen Mary From Scrap

As the ocean folded into the stern's wake, seafaring travel changed forever. There was no place for RMS Queen Mary upon the seas in the modern world. These ...

The Rolling Mary: On Dangerous Seas - YouTube

The RMS Queen Mary was a strong and stable ship on the ocean as evidenced by her so far 86 years of life. But she was not as steady as ...

Queen Mary could capsize without urgent repairs, report shows

After decades of rocky seas in Long Beach, Queen Mary in danger of sinking. Can it be saved? ... The Queen Mary is berthed between tour boats and ...

RMS Queen Mary's War Service: Voyages to Victory

Queen Mary arrived in Singapore on August 5, 1940, and slipped into a huge Admiralty drydock for the scheduled modifications. A degaussing coil was wrapped ...

RMS Queen Mary capsized in WWII - alternatehistory.com

In December 1942 RMS Queen Mary was broadsided by a Rogue Wave. Apparintly if she had rolled a couple more inches she would have flipped ...

Timeline, Stats & Fun Facts | The Queen Mary

It was displayed at the head of the main staircase on Promenade Deck and is now located on board the Queen Elizabeth 2. Queen Mary's Maiden Voyage | 5/27/1935.

The Queen Mary Turns A Profit After Years of Debt And Disrepair

The Queen Mary was deteriorating and at risk of capsizing when the city of Long Beach took it over in 2021. The ship's operator, Eagle ...

How the Queen Mary Accidentally sank the HMS Curacoa. - YouTube

In this video we tell the story of the Collision that happened between the RMS Queen Mary and the HMS Curacoa during ww2.

RMS Queen Mary update - Model Boat Mayhem

The ship had been built heavier than intended and the limited freeboard was significantly lower than originally designed so making her even more ...

RMS Queen Mary | Tiny Ships Sandbox Wiki | Fandom

On 2 October 1942, Queen Mary accidentally sank one of her escort ships, slicing through the light cruiser HMS Curacoa off the Irish coast with a loss of 239 ...

The RMS Queen Mary - The Little House of Horrors

On October 2nd 1942 The Queen Mary accidentally sank the HMS Curacao by collision just outside the Irish coast. This much smaller ship was assigned to lead The ...

Remarkable things you didn't know about the ocean liner Queen Mary

The ship was named after Mary of Teck, the wife of George V. The king died shortly before the ship's maiden voyage. Legend has it that Cunard ...

Queen Mary, once a sinking white elephant, shows signs of ...

Financial audits showed the ship was running a deficit, and at least one report warned that it was at risk of sinking if it didn't get that ...

Queen Mary – TGOL - The Great Ocean Liners

The river had had to be further dragged to receive the 1,018-feet hull. But in spite of this, the stern grounded on the opposite end of the ...