RMS Queen Mary — Record of Cruises, 1942

Two 1942 voyages have these additional notes:

  1. May 11, 1942: This marked the first time in history that 10,000 persons had voyaged in one ship.
  2. August 2, 1942: This marked the first time in history an entire U.S. division voyaged in one ship.

Voyage From To From To Captain Troops(T) Passengers(P)
Crew(C)
Mileage Passage Time
(d-h-m)
Avg
Speed
11 con't Cape Town Trinidad 41-Dec-29 42-Jan-08 Townley   5,368 10-00-18 22.34k
  Trinidad New York 42-Jan-08 42-Jan-12 Townley   1,959 3-11-30 23.66k
  New York Boston 42-Jan-26 42-Jan-27 Townley   385 0-16-34 23.22k
                   
Drydock Boston Naval Shipyard   42-Jan-27 42-Feb-08          
                   
12 Boston Key West 42-Feb-18 42-Feb-22 Townley   2,369 3-21-27 25.35k
  Key West Rio 42-Feb-24 42-Mar-06 Bisset 8398(T), 905(C) (To Sydney) 5,589 9-14-57 24.20k
  Rio Cape Town 42-Mar-08 42-Mar-14 Bisset   3,383 5-07-39 26.50k
  Cape Town Freemantle 42-Mar-15 42-Mar-23 Bisset   4,801 7-15-08 26.22k
  Freemantle Sydney 42-Mar-24 42-Mar-28 Bisset   2,356 3-21-02 25.61k
                   
13 Sydney Freemantle 42-Apr-06 42-Apr-11 Bisset 58(P), 832(C) 2,800 5-03-20 22.70k
  Freemantle Cape Town 42-Apr-12 42-Apr-21 Bisset   5,142 8-20-39 24.18k
  Cape Town Rio 42-Apr-22 42-Apr-27 Bisset   3,311 5-05-32 26.51k
  Rio New York 42-Apr-28 42-May-07 Bisset   5,283 8-16-03 25.39k
                   
14 New York Clyde 42-May-11 42-May-16 Bisset 9880(T), 875(C) 3,166 5-03-45 25.58k
                   
15 Clyde Freetown 42-May-22 42-May-30 Bisset 9537(T) (To Suez) 872(C) 4,137 7-10-52 23.13k
  Freetown Cape Town 42-May-31 42-Jun-06 Bisset   3,423 5-14-06 25.52k
  Cape Town Simonstown 42-Jun-08 42-Jun-08 Bisset   84 0-03-09 26.66k
  Simonstown Suez 42-Jun-10 42-Jun-22 Bisset   5,998 11-10-11 21.88k
  Suez Simonstown 42-Jun-23 42-Jul-05 Bisset 2565(P), 871(C) 5,930 11-1 9-38 20.92k
  Simonstown Rio 42-Jul-07 42-Jul-12 Bisset   3,290 5-01-48 27.01k
  Rio New York 42-Jul-13 42-Jul-21 Bisset   4,980 7-17-15 26.88k
                   
16 New York Gourock 42-Aug-02 42-Aug-07 Bisset 15,125(T), 863(C) 3,266 5-02-00 26.77k
                   
17W Gourock New York 42-Aug-11 42-Aug-16 Illingsworth   3,554 5-08-29 27.66k
17E New York Gourock 42-Sep-05 42-Sep-11 Illingsworth   3,631 5-09-39 28.01k
                   
18W Gourock New York 42-Sep-14 42-Sep-19 Illingsworth   3,581 5-15-11 26.49k
18E New York Gourock 42-Sep-27 42-Oct-03 Illingsworth   3,294 5-10-46 25.19k
                   
19W Gourock Boston 42-Oct-08 42-Oct-14 Illingsworth   3,387 6-13-43 21.47k
Drydock Boston Naval Shipyard   42-Oct-14 42-Nov-02          
  Boston New York 42-Nov-04 42-Nov-05 Illingsworth   490 0-21-02 23.30k
19E New York Gourock 42-Dec-08 42-Dec-14 Bisset 10,389(T), 950(C) 3,677 6-00-37 25.42k
                   
20 Gourock Freetown 42-Dec-23 42-Dec-29 Bisset 10,669(T) (To Massawa), 800(C) 3,897 6-09-37 25.37k
  Freetown Cape Town 42-Dec-30 43-Jan-05 Bisset   3,441 5-18-00 24.93k


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