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Queen Mary Ocean Liner, nearly ready for launching
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Queen Mary Ocean Liner, nearly ready for launching
The Queen Mary, then known as Hull Number 534, had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to the Great Depression of the 1930s, but the merger of Cunard and White Star Line and a nine-and-a-half million pound government loan saved the vessel. When the work was resumed she was a rusty-red in colour, in the photograph showing her in dry docks been transformed, scarlet below the water-level and pale grey above. In the summer of 1934, she was still enginless, and the inside was just vast empty rooms awaiting the work of skilled carpenters, eletricians and plumbers ready for the launch in September. Date: 1934
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A Moment of Anticipation: The Transformation of the Queen Mary Ocean Liner, Nearly Ready for Launching (1934) Amidst the economic turmoil of the Great Depression, the construction of the Queen Mary Ocean Liner, then known as Hull Number 534, came to a halt between 1931 and 1934. However, a merger of Cunard and White Star Line, coupled with a nine-and-a-half million pound government loan, breathed new life into the project. In this evocative photograph, the rust-red Queen Mary, now transformed, sits majestically in the dry docks of John Brown & Company in Clydeside, Scotland. Below the waterline, she is a bold scarlet, while above, she remains a pale grey, a testament to the work yet to be done. The summer of 1934 saw the vessel still without engines and her insides empty, awaiting the skilled hands of carpenters, electricians, and plumbers. The vast, echoing rooms were ready for the meticulous work that would bring the luxury liner to life. The launch was scheduled for September, and the world eagerly awaited the debut of this engineering marvel. This photograph captures a moment of anticipation in the rich history of oceanic transport. The Queen Mary, a symbol of British industry and innovation, was on the brink of becoming a reality, ready to set sail and redefine the ocean liner experience.
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