Queen Mary -- The RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach, California Baby Onesie

The RMS Queen Mary departed on her maiden voyage from Southampton on May 27th, 1936, across the North Atlantic bound for New York. On December 9th, 1967 she tied up for the last time in the city of Long Beach, California where she remains a hotel and tourist attraction.

Between 1936 and 1967, the RMS. Queen Mary had an illustrious career. From 1936 until 1952 she held the award for being the fastest passenger liner crossing the Atlantic in regular service, with only a one-year break in that streak in 1937. She carried celebrities, dignitaries, and royalty across the Atlantic regularly.

On August 30th, 1939, the Queen Mary departed from Southampton bound for New York. The following day, Germany invaded Poland and the captain was ordered to operate under blackout conditions and set a zigzag course across the Atlantic to defend against the possibility of attack by German U-Boats. She remained in New York until March of 1940, when she set sail for Sydney, Australia to und...

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