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RMS Queen Mary

The World's Favourite Liner

Author:	David Ellery
Published:	2023
Format:	Hardback, 192 pages
Size:	292 × 245 × 26 mm

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A Lavish Tribute to Queen Mary’s Storied Legacy

Updated and richly illustrated, this expanded edition celebrates the world’s most beloved ocean liner – from Atlantic crossings to her life in Long Beach.

RMS Queen Mary: The World’s Favourite Liner is a richly illustrated tribute to one of the most iconic ships ever built. First launched in 1936 and now preserved in Long Beach, California, the Queen Mary’s story is a tale of maritime innovation, wartime heroism and enduring public fascination.

From her triumph in claiming the Blue Riband to carrying over 800,000 troops during the Second World War and hosting millions of passengers across three decades, this Cunard superliner played a central role in 20th-century transatlantic travel. This newly expanded edition brings her story fully up to date, chronicling her life as a floating hotel and museum since 1967, and exploring the challenges and controversies of her preservation.

Lavishly produced and packed with rare photographs – from her construction to her current berth – this volume will captivate ocean liner enthusiasts, maritime historians and anyone fascinated by the golden age of sea travel.

About the Author

David Ellery is a writer, broadcaster and documentary filmmaker with over three decades of experience in journalism and media. Co-founder of Viewpoint Productions, he is a recognised expert on the Queen Mary and has produced several award-winning films on the subject. He is also the author of RMS Queen Mary: 101 Questions and Answers and QE2: The Last Great Liner. He lives near Southampton with his family.

Praise for RMS Queen Mary: The World’s Favourite Liner

“One of the yard’s greatest achievements now lies in Long Beach, California, testament to the great and bountiful days of the British shipbuilding and maritime prowess. Lest we forget.”
– Africa Ports & Ships

“Lavishly produced and well-illustrated... will appeal to ocean liner enthusiasts, students of marine engineering and naval architecture, and those fascinated by the heyday of transatlantic travel.”
– International Federation of Shipmasters Association Newsletter

“It is well illustrated – one for the lovers of these great ships of whom quite a few remain.”
– Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Journal (Aug 2024)