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A 1953-55 Lesney-Matchbox Road Roller, one of the first toys to be produced under the Matchbox name. The Matchbox name originated in 1953 as a brand name of the British die-casting company Lesney Products, whose reputation was moulded by [2] John W. "Jack" Odell (1920–2007), [3] Leslie Charles Smith (1918–2005), [4] and Rodney Smith.
RMS Queen Mary. 50 Years of Splendour by David E Hutchings, Kingfisher Productions (1986) Three Stacks and You're Out by Velma Krauch, VanLee Enterprise (1971), an account of the Last Great Voyage by a passenger; Watton, Ross (1989). The Cunard Liner Queen Mary. Anatomy of the Ship. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021 ...
In 2004, the 36-year-old QE2 was replaced on the North Atlantic by the ocean liner RMS Queen Mary 2. Caronia was sold and Queen Elizabeth 2 continued to cruise until she was retired in 2008. In 2007 Cunard added Queen Victoria, a cruise ship of the Vista class originally designed for Holland America Line.
White Star's flagship RMS Majestic, the largest ship in the world until 1935, was sold in 1936. Cunard White Star "Queen Mary" baggage tag. In 1947, Cunard acquired White Star’s 38% share in the company and on 31 December 1949 the company had dropped the White Star name and was renamed Cunard Line. [3]
The Queen Mary in Long Beach, Calif Walking into the massive ship, you immediately pick up a Titanic meets The Shining type vibe. The décor is timeless, and you can almost imagine setting sail ...
The new ship improved upon the design of Queen Mary [10] with sufficient changes, including a reduction in the number of boilers to twelve instead of Queen Mary 's twenty-four, that the designers could discard one funnel and increase deck, cargo and passenger space. The two funnels were self-supporting and braced internally to give a cleaner ...
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RMS Queen Elizabeth's size record stood for the longest time at over 54 years. This is a timeline of the world's largest passenger ships based upon internal volume, initially measured by gross register tonnage and later by gross tonnage. This timeline reflects the largest extant passenger ship in the world at any given time.