The RMS Queen Mary, the new flagship of the Cunard-White Star Line sailed on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York in America on 27th May 1936. In August 1936 she gained the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing and quickly established herself as one of the most popular vessels to cross the North Atlantic. She served with distinction during the Second World War and following a post-war refit she returned to commercial service with her sister ship the Queen Elizabeth. On 31st October 1967 she departed Southampton for the final time sailing to Long Beach, California. Today, in retirement, she serves as a hotel and tourist attraction. She has spent longer in retirement in America than in commercial service with the Cunard Line. This website contains a history, facts and figures, multimedia files, a virtual tour and links to websites about the RMS Queen Mary. This is an accessible version of www.elettra.co.uk/queenmary which uses Macromedia Flash pages to deliver the website content.

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