
Poi'ci*le or Pœ'ci*le noun [ New Latin , from Gr...
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The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936.
The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots.
Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie.
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