| K6 Kiosk There are two original British red K6 telephone boxes (kiosks) aboard the Queen Mary | Carpet The Queen Mary was reckoned to have six miles of carpet in her rooms and corridors | Whistle The Queen Mary's whistle on her forward funnel is sounded each day at 10am, noon, 3pm and 6pm | Lease The Queen Mary's lease has passed through many operators, yet none has made her a success |
| Conversion Her Long Beach conversion was a disaster for her historic and structural integrity | Art Deco Leading exponents of Art Deco design were commissioned to produce her interiors | Tyfon The Tyfon whistle (siren) from the second funnel is now on the Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2 | Pool The Cabin Class pool isn't filled with water as the Long Beach conversion damaged its structure |
| Staterooms Only her Cabin (First) Class Staterooms survive following her Long Beach conversion | Food On a typical voyage the Queen Mary carried 60,000 eggs and 6 tons of fresh fish | Dog kennels The Queen Mary had its own dog kennels, just forward of the second funnel on the Sports Deck | AEC Regent III Two AEC Regent III London red buses were carried on her stern decks to Long Beach |
| retirement The Queen Mary has spent longer in retirement at Long Beach than in commercial service | Grey Ghost As a troop ship the Queen Mary was painted grey, earning the nickname 'The Grey Ghost' | Dining saloon The Cabin Class Dining Saloon was the largest room aboard measuring 552ft long by 118 ft wide | Funnels Her original funnels were cut up at Long Beach and replaced with smaller aluminium imitations |
| Largest The Queen Mary is the world's longest and largest preserved, retired passenger liner | Synagogue The first ocean liner designed with its own Synagogue for passengers of Jewish faith | Deck space The Queen Mary had three acres of deck space for passengers to enjoy whilst at sea | Wood 56 different kinds of wood veneers were used throughout her Art Deco style interiors |
| Waterline The Queen Mary was the first ship to have a waterline length over 1000 feet | GBTT The Queen Mary's radio callsign until retirement and then transferred to the new Cunard liner QE2 | Haunted Tales of ghosts aboard the Queen Mary only began long after she arrived in Long Beach | shoreside She is reliant on shoreside services for power, water and sanitation after the Long Beach conversion |