Slightly off topic- Commodore Leroy J. Alexanderson, last master of the SS United States, died this past weekend. At one time, he was also an admiral in the...
The information I have shows that 15 of the Queen Mary's masters held the rank of commodore. Now, this is while they were commanding the Queen Mary. I don't...
Scott, Surely when the QUEEN ELIZABETH entered service, she took over the role of Flagship from the QUEEN MARY. The "permanent" Captain of the LIZZIE would...
There is a Foley creamer on rubylane.com for only $15.00. I already have the small and large creamers but $15.00 is a very good buy. Search under "cunard"...
Keith McCoy
keithmccoy@...
Mar 2, 2004 6:07 pm
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Tom, That very well could be true. It occurred to me that the Queen Elizabeth, as a newer and somewhat larger ship ought to be the flagship, but I wasn't sure....
sfgray_90802@... writes: <<It would be interesting to check the dates of the QE's drydocking to test your idea (and I don't challenge your logic, but the...
I had contacted this group some time ago looking for information on the isolation wards and I had received a number of replies pointing me in the right ...
I know I'll be at the Disneyland resort that weekend. I may go to the ship also. I'll let you know. There are a lot of people who live closer. Maybe they are...
Tom, What I meant was that I had just taken the ranges of dates when someone with men with the rank of commodore were in command of the ship, rather than...
Our website photo album is getting a bit full. If anyone has webspace they could put non-QM photos on, it might be better to host some of them there and link...
sfgray_90802@... writes: At any rate, you can see the list of masters at message number 4012. You might hurry; it seems that Yahoo is taking off the...
News in Long Beach regarding the operation of the Queen Mary is alarming. Strangely, the city administrators claim they were ignorant of all this while many of...
Sequence of message numbers; 4027, 4062, 4088, 4030, 4128, 4208, 4253 Well! I must tell you that the response from some members has been greatly appreciated...
Hello, Here is a fun story I thought you all would enjoy: "The departure or arrival of celebrities on a Queen ship is invariably worth a story and photograph....
Hi! I've just joined your organisation recently and have been perusing your photographs and correspondence between members. I've sent off a contribution to...
finishedwithengines@... . <<I've found that the shipboard terminology used in this and related web sites is a bit confusing. For instance, why is the...
... You're right "exgovanite" I sometimes get my P's and Q's mixed up. Which Queen was it again? ... In the old old days the topmen were the sailors, because...
finishedwithengines@... writes: <<In the old days the topmen were the sailors, because they manned the sails. Seamen worked the lower decks and handled...
finishedwithengines@... writes: Let's just say I didn't sail out of Cleethorpes on a coaster with a salt-caked smokestack. FwE Well, old chap, I now know...
... name isn't ... Well Tom, I apologise for the snide remark. I must have dropped my bottle opener in the bilge. Here's another one I found: Emergency...
Close your eyes for a moment and ignore your monitor. Let your mind drift back exactly forty years. Imagine that it is the Ides of March 1964 and that you...
finishedwithengines@... writes: Close your eyes for a moment and ignore your monitor. Let your mind drift back exactly forty years. Beautifully written....
... research your info? ... reasons unknown. ... Thank you for that praise Tom. I felt surely that the article would have prised a response in the shape of...
I'm reading a collection of short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Several stories include mention of traveling aboard OLYMPIC, HOMERIC, MAJESTIC, etc. but not...
Keith McCoy
keithmccoy@...
Mar 16, 2004 5:30 pm
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finishedwithengines@... writes: Thank you for that praise Tom. I felt surely that the article would have prised a response in the shape of some...
... I think many people join this list to learn about the Queen Mary and perhaps, as such, feel unable to contribute an opinion on historical or technical...
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