RMS Queen Mary - Record of World War II Cruises, 1943

RMS Queen Mary — Record of Cruises, 1943

Two 1943 voyages have these additional notes:

July 23, 1943: This marks the greatest number of human beings ever embarked on a single ocean crossing.

December 23, 1943: The 225th AAA S/L Battalion crossed on this voyage.

Voyage	From	To	From	To	Captain	Troops(T) Passengers(P) Crew(C)	Mileage	Passage Time (d-h-m)	Avg Speed
20 con't	Freetown	Cape Town	42-Dec-30	43-Jan-05	Bisset		3,441	5-18-00	24.93k
	Cape Town	Aden	43-Jan-07	43-Jan-15	Bisset		4,981	8-04-45	25.31k
	Aden	Suez	43-Jan-15	43-Jan-18	Bisset		1,332	2-10-00	22.96k
	Suez	Massawa	43-Jan-25	43-Jan-28	Bisset	9,995(T) (To Sydney), 877(C)	1,050	2-18-42	15.74k
	Massawa	Maldive Is.	43-Feb-03	43-Feb-09	Bisset		2,556	6-06-00	17.04k
	Maldive Is	F'mantle	43-Feb-10	43-Feb-18	Bisset		3,149	7-20-30	16.71k
	Freemantle	Sydney	43-Feb-20	43-Feb-27	Bisset		2,881	6-15-54	18.02k
	Sydney	Freemantle	43-Mar-22	43-Mar-26	Bisset	8,326(T) (To Gourock), 874(C)	2,681	4-08-42	28.60k
	Freemantle	Cape Town	43-Mar-28	#VALUE!	Bisset		4,903	9-01-21	22.55k
	Cape Town	Freetown	43-Apr-09	43-Apr-15	Bisset		3,446	5-18-00	24.97k
	Freetown	Gourock	43-Apr-16	43-Apr-22	Bisset		3,626	6-02-03	24.83k

21W	Gourock	New York	43-May-05	43-May-11	Irving		3,489	5-20-50	24.78k
Drydock	Bayonne, N.J.		43-May-13	43-May-19
21E	New York	Gourock	43-Jun-01	43-Jun-06	Irving		3,469	5-07-33	27.19k

22W	Gourock	New York	43-Jun-10	43-Jun-16	Bisset	6,235(P), 922(C)	3,358	5-13-24	25.13k
22E	New York	Gourock	43-Jun-24	43-Jun-29	Bisset	15,281(T), 927(C)	3,327	4-23-18	27.88k

23W	Gourock	New York	43-Jul-04	43-Jul-09	Bisset	4,427(P), 908(C)	3,203	5-01-24	26.39k
23E	New York	Gourock	43-Jul-23	43-Jul-30	Bisset	15,740(T), 943(C)	3,231	4-20-42	27.69k

24W	Gourock	New York	43-Aug-05	43-Aug-09	Bisset	2,305(P), 1,036(C)	2,563	4-03-42	25.71k
24E	New York	Gourock	43-Aug-27	43-Aug-31	Bisset	15,116(T), 937(C)	2,607	3-23-18	27.36k

25W	Gourock	New York	43-Sep-05	43-Sep-10	Illingsworth		3,187	5-08-48	24.74k
Drydock	Bayonne, N.J.		43-Sep-11	43-Sep-16
25E	New York	Gourock	43-Sep-20	43-Sep-25	Illingsworth		3,105	4-18-42	27.07k

26W	Gourock	New York	43-Sep-29	43-Oct-05	Illingsworth		3,434	5-13-18	25.76k
26E	New York	Gourock	43-Oct-09	43-Oct-15	Illingsworth		3,631	5-15-33	26,79k

27W	Gourock	New York	43-Oct-18	43-Oct-24	Illingsworth		3,466	5-10-07	26.64k
27E	New York	Gourock	43-Oct-24	43-Nov-02	Illingsworth		3,408	5-07-36	26.71k

28W	Gourock	New York	43-Nov-05	43-Nov-11	Bisset	1,475(P), 903(C)	3,683	5-1754	26.71k
28E	New York	Gourock	43-Nov-15	43-Nov-20	Bisset	12,146(T), 904(C)	3,120	4-18-00	27.37k

29W	Gourock	New York	43-Nov-24	43-Nov-30	Bisset	1,203(P), 910(C)	3,222	5-01-30	26.52k
29E	New York	Gourock	43-Dec-03	43-Dec-09	Bisset	11,907(T), 1,080(C)	3,540	5-11-12	26.98k

30W	Gourock	New York	43-Dec-04	43-Dec-20	Bisset	2,847(P), 1,087(C)	3,635	5-15-36	26.81k
30E	New York	Gourock	43-Dec-23	43-Dec-29	Bisset	11,990(T), 1,087(C)	3,662	5-10-30	28.06k

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