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Cunard’s Legendary Queens of the Sea $204.91 There are few names more redolent of the great days of transatlantic sailing than the trio of Cunard liners the Queen Mary, the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Elizabeth 2. The first two, dating from the 1930s, represented the epitome of gracious traveling during the prewar years and in the immediate postwar period, whilst the QE2 represented a later generation, being constructed in the late 1960s. Whilst the first two have long since been withdrawn, although the Queen Mary still survives in California, the QE2 has recently been joined by a new Cunard vessel — the Queen Mary 2 — that is one of the largest passenger vessels afloat and even this is soon to be eclipsed by the construction of a further new vessel — the Queen Victoria — that is scheduled to enter service in 2005. Illustrated with both color and mono illustrations, the book explores the rich history of the liners in both peace and war, providing the reader with a fascinating account of these classic liners. |
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RMS Queen Mary: 101 Questions and Answers about the Great Transatlantic Liner $10.92 Even before her launch RMS Queen Mary earned a special place in history. Job number 534, as the new Cunard liner was known, was Britain’s largest passenger ship by far. In 1930 construction was begun, but as the stranglehold of The Depression tightened, Cunard announced that work was to cease. The half-finished hull sat on Clydebank for over two years, but was far from forgotten. For the people of Britain, 534 became a beacon of hope; a barometer of the nation’s economy. And so it was no coincidence that on the day work at John Brown’s shipyard resumed, prices on the London Stock Exchange shot up. A new age had dawned. Without so much as entering the water, the new ship had won the hearts and minds of the British public. A few months later the first of a long line of ‘firsts’ began for the new liner. Britain’s first ship over 1000 feet in length was ready to be launched. It would be the first occasion of its kind it to be reported live by BBC radio; and for the first time the consort of a reigning British monarch would do the honors. The liner’s 31-year ocean-going career would break countless records and re-write history. And her popularity soon spread across the Atlantic as she won the affection of America. Today she is enjoying retirement in the sun in Pier J, Long Beach, California as a floating hotel and events centre. Author David Ellery poses the 101 most crucial questions about her, from design, construction and machinery to stories concerning her name, interior design, and retirement, and provides detailed but concise answers to each one. How fast was Queen Mary? Is it true the Queen Mary is haunted? Is the new Queen Mary 2 anything like the original Queen Mary? Theresult is a thoroughly engaging and informative book that provides the essential information to the world’s very last remaining 1930s superliner. |
