The Queen Mary

The Queen Mary's story is rich with history, elegance and grandeur. From the time her construction began in 1930 in Clydebank, Scotland, she was destined to stand in a class all her own. Upon her Maiden Voyage in 1936 the Queen Mary was considered the grandest ship ever built and the elite of high society considered her the only civilized way to travel. From celebrities like Fred Astaire to dignitaries such as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, she carried some of the world's most renowned personalities and political leaders.

In 1939, at the start of the World War II, the Queen Mary was drafted into service and outfitted as a troopship. Deemed the Grey Ghost due to her new camouflaged grey exterior, she joined the Allied Forces and played a crucial role in their success. When the war ended, she was restored to her former glory and continued passenger service. In 1966, with the growing popularity of travel by plane, Cunard announced the Queen Mary for sale and closed bidding began. The winning bid was $3.45 million dollars and thus began the ship's transition and new journey to her new home in Long Beach, California.

Paranormal Claims

• Wet footsteps appear around the first-class swimming pool, that has no water.
• Apparitions of women in vintage bathing suites are occasionally seen by the first-class pool.
• A young girl carrying her teddy bear has been seen by the first-class pool.
• Disembodied voices, laughter and splashing sounds have been heard by the first-class pool.
• In the second-class pool area, the voice and laughter of a little girl who drowned can be heard.
• In a third-class playroom there are the sounds of children crying in the nursery room. I
• In a third-class room there is a sound of a baby crying who died within this room.
• In the first-class staterooms, there have been reports of a tall, dark haired man wearing a 1930;s style suit.
• In the first-class staterooms, faucets and lights turn on by themselves in the middle of the night.
• In the first-class staterooms, the phones will ring in the early morning hours, but no one is ever on the other end.
• A young women in an elegant white evenening gown is reported being seen dancing alone in a shadowy corner of the salon.
• Another women in white has been send close to the front desk. She will usually disappear behind a pillar.
• Throughout the ship, there are reports of knocking sounds.
• Throughout the ship, there are reports of hearing doors slam.
• Throughout the ship, there are reports of high pitched squeals.
• Throughout the ship, there are reports of drastic temperature changes.
• Throughout the ship, there is the report of recurring smells of another time.
• An apparition of the worker was reported being seen around the door where he was killed.
• Unexplained knocking reported around a door where a worker was killed.

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