The RMS Queen Mary & The Yarrow Project: Part 2 of 2

Part 2 - This video presentation gives a short historical look into the sailing career of the great Cunard Line steamship, RMS Queen Mary and her 31 years of service from 1936-1967. When constructed, she was equipped with greatest assembly of propulsion machinery ever to go to sea... but after her retirement and rebirth as a floating hotel, museum and convention center in Long Beach, California, the history and science behind her once-impressive boilers and engines was stripped, scrapped and forgotten. The Yarrow Project is a unprecidented restoration and recreation proposal for this great ship... to cosmetically restore/recreate the boilers and machinery of two of her massive boiler rooms.

Credits:
Narrator Ken Behrmann
Video Production Jon Ware
Sound Engineers James Jones Tony Delsero
Sound Assistant Jonathan Miranda
Editing/Director Steve Ablonczy
Photos Steve Ablonczy Martha Chacon Chris Blair Joseph Lawless RMS Queen Mary Foundation Archives Tom Whitherspoon Collection
Prod. Photography Brian Baskind Steve Ablonczy Chris Blair
Script Writing Steve Ablonczy Chris Blair Rob Jacobs Ken Behrmann
Executive Producers Steve Ablonczy Rob Jacobs

Music:

"Main Theme from Raise the Titanic", "Russians", "Thank God for Southby" & "Theme Reprise of Raise the Titanic" Composed by John Barry, Performed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Released by Silva America

"Cersum Percifico" Lyrics and Performance by Enya, Released by Reprise/WEA

"Thanks for the Memories" Composed by Ralph Rainger, Lyrics by Leo Robin, performed by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross

"You're In the Army Mister Jones" Composed by Irving Berlin, Performed by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Vocals by Glenn Miller

"Anchors Aweigh", Written by Lt. Zimmerman. MIDS A. H. Miles, & MIDS R. Lovell for the United States Naval Academy, Performed by the United States Marine Corps Marching Band

"Moonlight Serenade", Composed by and performed by the Glenn Miller Orchestra

"Auld Lang Syne", from the album "Sing Special Occasions 2003" Released by CDG Karaoke

"Distant Memories" from the "Titanic" Soundtrack, Composed by James Horner, Released by Sony Classical Records

Additional Music and Sound Effects supplied by www.sounddogs.com

Vintage Video Footage provided by British Pathe, Limited London, England

We would additionally like to thank:
John Adamson
Linda Taylor
Katherine Grey
Everett Hoard
Russell Cugno
James Radford
For their efforts to help produce this film

This video presentation is meant for internal use only by associates or affiliates of RMS Queen Mary Foundation or Fogbank Industrial Arts and is not meant for resale or distribution.

The Yarrow Project original concept is a design conceived by Fogbank Industrial Arts

Copyright 2006 -- Stephen Ablonczy -- Blue Riband Productions

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO RATE OR COMMENT HERE ABOUT THE VIDEO, HOWEVER FOR ALL INFORMATION INQUIRIES CONCERNING THE QUEEN MARY OR THE YARROW PROJECT, PLEASE EMAIL STEVE ABLONCZY - theyarrowproject@gmail.com

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• history
• naval
• navy
• WWII
• Queen
• Mary
• Cunard
• steamship
• cruise
• ship
• oceanliner
• boilers
• restoration

[CRISIS550166]

Tragic that the original boilers and engines were removed in the first place. How much actually remains of the interior? Were the cabins stripped out? Sad what happened to the ship, but we must be grateful that it was preserved in the first place.

Wonder what will happen to the QE2?

[theblueriband]

Unfortunately, the 2nd and 3rd class accomodations and some of the public rooms from those classes were either gutted or sacraficed for other uses (such as the 3rd Class dining room, which is now all but destroyed due to its current use as table storage.)

It is sad that preservation was not on the agenda in 1968, but we can appreciate the fact that she IS still with us today.

It will be interesting to see how Dubai treats the QE2 as far as preservation goes. Only time will tell.

[Shipwright1918]

It'd certainly be nice to see all this if and when it's finished.

By the way, you might want to consider retrofitting the remaining engine room to appear as if it's functioning as well, with the pressure gauges displaying their correct operating pressures, steam effects, etc. It's already been done once for the original Poseidon Adventure.

[themikester06]

i don't get it so why is it haunted??

[kirkconway]

Im soooo glad that a commitee is going to redo the boiler room's and the engine room's so that people will be able to see again what it was like when it was running and be able to see all the machinery as it was in her heyday.

Rule Britannia!!!!!!!!!!

[btomimatsucunard]

will this actually be done? It will be great to see her boiler rooms again! And if this is done, when will it be completed?

[Aku666Torres]

@scoterpool We love her here in Southern California. I live less than 10 minutes from her =-)

She is iconic, and draws thousands everyday. I occasionally visit her for lunch, and a good read on one of her many deck stretch-chairs and pass the day in marvel that I'm on board such a vessel with her rich history. Imagine, so many famous people, and troops walked the very same decks. I don't know much of her original design, but am just grateful she's still with us as one of the last great liners.

[galloway6204]

If the engines were rstored then why not even let it cruise around longbeach, california, the west coast or mabye even the atlantic again?!

[TYMMCHN]

The musem is a shadow of what ot was. They have realy dismantled the tour and most of the interesting spaces are now used for Halloween, which must generate mroe income. I wonder what happened to the Sterling Silver duck press which was just one priceless object in the many unique displays?

[Dirtboy101]

I like how you tied the "Raise the Titanic" soundtrack with the concept of "Raising the Queen Mary Legacy" over all, very nice job!

[Dirtboy101]

It's a nice idea, but her engines are gutted, she is filled with thousands of tons of mud, and she has been proclaimed as a building in the city of Long Beach, making her illegal to move.

[2076839]

i hope the Queen Mary sails again i wish they would make a pattition to restore th e wonder of the queen mary again some one schold make a patition it wold be butifull to see the ship sail again. make the petition