A primer for fans of the RMS Queen Mary wanting a short, color introduction to the story of the ship, the most famous ocean liner after the Titanic. The Queen Mary is the only surviving 1930s superliner, now preserved at Long Beach, California since 1967, after a career of thirty-one years at sea.Launched in 1934 by Her Majesty Queen Mary, the Queen Mary was the first British superliner, twice as large as any other British liner afloat. Built during the Great Depression, it was the construction of the Queen Mary that kick-started Britain's economy at the time, with tens of thousands throughout the country employed in making her or fixtures and fittings for the ship.Profusely illustrated, with many pictures in color, RMS Queen Mary tells the story of this superliner, from construction to preservation, with many previously unpublished images.

Rms Queen Mary

Engineering & Transportation

McCutcheon, Janette

Transportation

Tempus Pub Ltd

Rms Queen Elizabeth: The Beautiful Lady [paperback] McCutcheon, Janette [Mar 01, 2002] ... 0752423568

Rms Queen Elizabeth: The Beautiful Lady

History

Europe

In 1839, Samuel Cunard sailed from Canada for Britain to set up his own steamship company. By 1841, the first Cunard ocean liners were in service, and the company went on to become the most famous transatlantic shipping company in the world. Their famous liners included the Blue Riband holders Lusitania, Mauretania, Campania, and Queen Mary as well as the largest ocean liner afloat, the new Queen Mary 2, which came in service in 2004. The story of Cunard is one of superlatives—from the fastest ships to the largest rooms afloat to the greatest number of people ever carried on one vessel at one time—and the company has survived for 165 years.

Cunard: A Photographic History

Tempus

In 1871, a bright new star appeared on the Liverpool shipping scene. Like a phoenix, the White Star Line grew out of the ashes of a bankrupt sailing ship line to become the fastest-growing and most famous of all shipping companies. Their first ships set a new standard for transatlantic travel, a standard that was to remain for as long as the company existed. From Oceanic of 1871 to Georgic of 1932, there have been many ground-breaking White Star ships. The company's most famous are undoubtedly the Titanic, Olympic, and Britannic, but the other 70 ships of the line also helped the White Star become the most famous line of all time.

White Star Line: A Photographic History

Since 1969, Queen Elizabeth 2 has sailed over 3 million miles, been a troopship in the Falklands War, and had her main engines changed from steam to diesel. She was the last great ocean liner and was the last real ship of state ever built. She was born in a time when the jet and air travel had stolen most of the passenger trade across the Atlantic, and was designed to cruise as much as brave the North Atlantic in all seasons. She is still a familiar sight in major ports around the world, and has had many fans over the years.

RMS Queen Elizabeth 2: The Last Great Liner

Many rare images are used, telling the story of these important royal occasions from the twelfth century to the present day. Royal Weddings are always a time for public celebration; the build-up, the pomp and circumstance of the day, the dress, the sense of occasion. Author Janette McCutcheon takes us through the history of Royal Weddings, the highlights, the dresses, using period illustrations of many major royal weddings from Edward I to Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. From the 800lb cake for Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon's wedding to the more private wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor at a French chateau and the pomp and circumstance of the wedding of Charles and Di, we are taken on a journey through the weddings that changed history.

Royal weddings through time

Reference

Amberley Publishing

In 1871, a bright new star appeared on the Liverpool shipping scene. Like a phoenix, the White Star Line grew out of the ashes of a bankrupt sailing ship line to become the fastest-growing and most famous of all shipping companies. Their first transatlantic steamships set a new standard for travel, a standard that was to remain as long as the company existed. Operating between Europe, the USA and Canada, the White Star Line also sailed to New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. The White Star Line never had the fastest ships, but theirs were the most luxurious. From Oceanic of 1871 to Georgic of 1932, there were many ground-breaking White Star Line ships. The company's most famous are undoubtedly the Olympic, Titanic and Britannic, but the other seventy or so ships of the line also helped White Star become the most famous shipping line of all time. White Star merged with Cunard in 1934 and the last liner, Britannic, was scrapped in 1960. Today, only the passenger tender Nomadic survives of this once great fleet. Using photographs and ephemera, Janette McCutcheon tells the story of the White Star Line and its ships, transporting us back to a time of luxury travel that has gone forever.

Business & Money

Industries

In 1839, Samuel Cunard, a wealthy Haligonian, sailed from Nova Scotia to England with the idea of setting up a transatlantic steamship company. His talks with the British government were successful and he set up the British & North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, which rapidly became known as the Cunard Line. Its first ship left Liverpool in 1840 for Halifax and Boston. Celebrating its 175th anniversary in 2015, Cunard has had its ups and downs, from the sinking of the Lusitania to the debuts of three of the most famous liners in the world: Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth 2 and Queen Mary 2 as well as the Queen Victoria in 2007 and Queen Elizabeth in 2009. Now owned by Carnival, Cunard has seen the loss of QE2 in 2008, sold to become a floating hotel and museum in Dubai, but has built another new Queen to follow in the footsteps of her illustrious sisters. Using over 200 illustrations, many previously unpublished, Janette McCutcheon tells the story of Cunard from its early beginnings to the present day.

Lusitania and Mauretania were built at Clydebank and Newcastle respectively. They were to become the most famous liners of the Edwardian era, holding the Blue Riband of the Atlantic between them. Built for speed, they surpassed all others on the Atlantic. Janette McCutcheon tells the story of both ships. The Lusitania was lost to a German torpedo in 1915 and the Mauretania was scrapped in 1935 after a long and successful career.

Lusitania and Mauritania: Cunard's Speed Queens

Military

Amberley

In 1837, the Sirius and Great Western raced across the Atlantic, and steamships came of age. From then till 1953, when the SS United States won the Blue Riband, only 35 vessels have held the record. Twenty-five have been British, with five German, three American and one French and one Italian liner. From Sirius to the United States, the winners have been legendary and include Brunel’s Great Western, Cunard’s Queen Mary and Mauretania, the American Arctic, the Normandie and the Rex.

The Blue Riband of the Atlantic

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Rms Queen Mary

Rms Queen Elizabeth: The Beautiful Lady

Cunard: A Photographic History

White Star Line: A Photographic History

RMS Queen Elizabeth 2: The Last Great Liner

Royal weddings through time

White Star Line: A Photographic History

Cunard: A Photographic History

Lusitania and Mauritania: Cunard's Speed Queens

The Blue Riband of the Atlantic