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Bill Cwiklo
cyclops@...
Aug 1, 2001 8:00 pm
Well gutted # 1 and 2 will be monuments to stupidity. So Rob Jacobs and I thought that getting two reconstructions contiguous to the reconstructed turbo...
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Clynder@...
Aug 1, 2001 10:19 pm
Bill wrote, ... Exactly why I chose Number 3 Bill, it's next door to the Generator Room. Isn't # 1 and # 2 now being used for the Ghost thing and...
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Bill Cwiklo
cyclops@...
Aug 2, 2001 1:47 am
I believe we are all in accord here. Getting both 3 & 4 reconstructed would make it possible for a contiguous reconstructed turbo, 3 and in stead of a ...
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Clynder@...
Aug 3, 2001 2:04 pm
A question for you Bill. Is the Working Alleyway intact above # 3 and # 4 Boiler Rooms? Tom. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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sterling@...
Aug 4, 2001 7:37 am
In as much as any of it is intact I believe it stops after BR4 today if my memory is correct. See our diagram of today's layout at: ...
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Bill Cwiklo
cyclops@...
Aug 4, 2001 7:44 am
The primary working allley - original D, now called C deck is there through the end of Boiler 4. It ends where the print shop was. There has been no...
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marthopper@...
Aug 5, 2001 10:24 pm
I read today the Press Release on the groundbreaking for the new cruise facilities at the Queen Mary in Long Beach. I read:        “The Long Beach...
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sterling@...
Aug 6, 2001 6:10 am
Surely not. I think it would be very odd if the QM2 never docked there. Julian...
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Hank Lapa
hull401@...
Aug 6, 2001 10:13 pm
Maybe there's a mooring at the former LB Naval Shipyard that once held the larger carriers. Wouldn't that be ironic? One wonders why a sufficient berth for...
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pwesty
pwesty@...
Aug 6, 2001 11:05 pm
Hi I was wondering if anyone one the list knows of some sites that have really good picture of the Queen Mary as she is in Long Beach and how she was when was...
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Sara O'Brien
producer_girl@...
Aug 8, 2001 9:37 pm
Greetings- Does anybody happen to know the QM's current rate for an inboard room (I think that's the right term for a room without portholes)? I'm trying to...
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Sara O'Brien
producer_girl@...
Aug 8, 2001 9:55 pm
Nevermind! I found it myself. ... From: Sara O'Brien To: QM List Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 2:37 PM Subject: Inboard room rates Greetings- Does anybody...
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Clynder@...
Aug 9, 2001 12:56 pm
For the historians...... I would guess that the accommodation that was added above the Verandah Grill for the Engineers was accomplished in Southampton. But,...
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Joel R.
qickslvr02@...
Aug 9, 2001 7:28 pm
And speaking of this added deck, do any known photographs exist of it? Joel ... _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE...
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Bill Cwiklo
cyclops@...
Aug 9, 2001 8:26 pm
I've never seen photos of the interior of the engineers' quarters added atop the VG. I believe the City took photos of most areas before they began...
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Clynder@...
Aug 10, 2001 1:35 pm
... Bill have you seen any photos of the original Engineer's quarters on the same deck as the VG? The added cabins were identical. Tom. [Non-text portions of...
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Bill Cwiklo
cyclops@...
Aug 10, 2001 3:42 pm
I've never seen photos of the engineers quarters. There was one of a section of the third class dining room published inaccurately as the engineers dining...
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Blue Ensign
pignwhistle1936@...
Aug 11, 2001 5:25 am
... Commenting on the lifeboats... I had been told that during the mid 1960's, Cunard played a game of "musical chairs" when it came to lifeboats on all their...
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Blue Ensign
pignwhistle1936@...
Aug 11, 2001 5:29 am
... From what I remember reading in another report somewhere, when the QM2 comes to Long Beach, she will moor herself closeby in sight from the current Queen ...
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Blue Ensign
pignwhistle1936@...
Aug 11, 2001 5:33 am
... Joel, Tom Whitherspoon took hundreds of photographs of her interiors prior to the conversion. Im sure that the archives department has proof sheets...
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Blue Ensign
pignwhistle1936@...
Aug 11, 2001 5:35 am
... As I recall, this photo and caption is in Ron Winter's book. The caption is correct to some degree, because the Engineering officers dined in the 3rd...
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Clynder@...
Aug 11, 2001 2:36 pm
Andrew wrote, ... Your post on the Lifeboats was very informative and interesting Andrew. However, are you sure about the dining arrangement? The original...
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fthays@...
Aug 12, 2001 11:41 pm
Anyone wanting to view some nice pictures of the Queen Mary can visit www.lostliners.com to see pictures of her from all aspects of her career...from the...
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Clynder@...
Aug 13, 2001 8:04 pm
... Yes, and there was one on the port side. This however does not necessarily mean that they are not QUEEN MARY lifeboats. I believe it was during the war ...
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fthays@...
Aug 13, 2001 11:56 pm
Wouldn't those extra boats installed during the "Grey Ghost" years have been removed before she was returned to commercial service in 1947? I really can't...
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Blue Ensign
pignwhistle1936@...
Aug 15, 2001 8:52 am
... After your reply, I decided to read through a bit and find out if I was mistaken. The photograph in Ron Winter's book is definately the 3rd class dining...
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Blue Ensign
pignwhistle1936@...
Aug 15, 2001 9:35 am
... This too has been puzzling me, so I started to look closely at photos. Its definately that the smaller manually lowered lifeboats and davits that were ...
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Clynder@...
Aug 15, 2001 12:51 pm
... On page 58 of The Shipbuilder, the plates can be seen just below the bumper rail on the port and starboard aft end of a lifeboat. Perhaps Julian has the ...
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sterling@...
Aug 15, 2001 1:02 pm
I have looked at the photo - in my copy at least there is no detail to be seen on the plates. Julian ... the...
