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Happy QM maiden voyage anniversary day !

Teabag1927

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Today is the 73rd anniversary of the maiden voyage of the RMS Queen Mary !

On this day, 27.May.1936, the art deco jewel left southampton under command of Sir Edgar T. Britten, with....

Fresh Meat: 50,000lbs
Poultry: 20,000lbs
Fresh Fish: 17,000lbs
Bacon and Ham: 9,000lbs
Sausages: 2,000lbs
Vegetables: 50,000lbs
Fruit: 30,000lbs
Butter and Lard: 10,000lbs
Eggs: 50,000
Ice Cream: 6,000 quarts
Wine: 14,500 bottles
General Stores: 200,000lbs
Potatoes: 50,000lbs
Flour: 35,000lbs
Beer: 20,000 bottles
Keg Beer: 6,000 Gallons
Cigars: 500
Cigarettes: 25,000 packets

As well as £2.5 million worth of gold bullion!

As a "QM" enthusiast and frequent visitor, I'm sure you will all join me in thanking her for 73 years of beautiful history, and also in wishing her a bright future full of art deco splendor and a haven for 1930s freaks such as myself for years to come !
 

John Warr

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Hertfordshire UK
QM & World Fair

Not a good picture I'm afraid...

QM.jpg
 

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