Long Beach's iconic Queen Mary reigns again

The majestic ocean liner the Queen Mary, once the playground for the rich and famous, fell into disrepair and was in danger of sinking until officials in Long Beach, California, gave it another shot. Tom Wait has more.
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[@Beckyme]

Reigns, for Queens and Kings . Reins are for horses, and rains for umbrellas.

[@danielandrewgrant]

Beat me to it! 😁

[@HM2SGT]

😳🤯🤦 It's a real shame that they turned clippy off... I mean, since they decided to save money by not having any editors, or at least not having them waste their time doing things like editing, the old word perfect assistant should've been reinstated!

[@couchpotatoes5158]

Not necessarily. Rein can also be used in this context. According to the dictionary rein has two definitions, one which fits this scenario

[@JWRogersPS]

It's kind of frightening that CBS doesn't know the difference between "rein" and "reign."

[@markiangooley]

It’s not a diversity hire, either, should any bigot think that that’s where the mistake must have come from. Younger people are ALL ignorant nowadays.

[@roberturibe3150]

I'm scared

[@piedmontrailfan81]

It’s not a CBS problem. It’s just the social media person.

[@mr.f1387]

No surprise there. Kommunication degrees in Kollege are not the same as English degrees. Then again, many English departments don't require even a survey course in Shakespeare. Learnin' be hard! Like, literally.

[@roberturibe3150]

Maybe a typo. Either that or I'm going to put a pacifier in my mouth and watch Fox news

[@squiremuldoon5462]

Been living in Long Beach for 10 years and feel so lucky that I get to see this piece of history in the docs everyday on my way to work.

[@LakeNipissing]

Wow. Crazy timing for this news story ! Just stayed aboard the Queen Mary for 4 nights this past week. The rooms are very nice. The Sunday Brunch was excellent. The staff at the hotel and restaurants are very friendly.

[@mygetawayart]

As a huge fan of Ocean Liners, i can't help but be happy this majestic piece of history is preserved. So many of these ocean linears deserved to be preserved too but were sadly scrapped or destroyed. I wish the mayor of Philadelphia saw it like mayor Richardson here, instead of letting S.S. United States rot...the pride of America, the fastest ocean liner ever to be built, still holding on to that Blue Riband after decades and it's sitting gutted, collecting dust and rust in an anonymous wharf the owners can't even afford to rent. Save the United States like they saved the Queen Mary.

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

I'm lucky enough to be member of Midway museum for 3 years, always enjoyed taking visitors to explore. I even took my students from China to spend a night for special summer program, they were fascinated with the flight simulators. We slept in the actual sleeping quarter! I took my Chinese friend there in March 2019. This February, he + wife + little daughter went to visit Midway for the 2nd time. Midway always have events year around, on May 24th, they are having Top Gun maverick movie night and party. The most memorable event was NBC hosted the Rio Olympics opening ceremony party on the Midway Deck, with Brazilian samba dancers! In September, Midway hosted a free multi cultural shows for all the nations in SD, each country had cultural dancers.

[@SpookyDisneyPrincess]

I’m a SoCal resident who grew up with admiration for this ship, and I’m engaged to a Finnish man.. who also happens to be a fan of White Star/Cunard (and WW2 ships), and he was overjoyed when I brought him aboard QM. It’s truly a spectacular piece of history that I’m so happy we’re still preserving.

[@doodledangernoodle2517]

Thankfully SS United States’s hull is still in really good condition, arguably better than the Queen Mary’s. The problem is she has nothing left as she was completely gutted. Most of Queen Mary’s fittings were all still there when she was purchased by Long Beach.

[@JoshuaMwanza-eg4qe]

👍🏾

[@bjmajor]

YES!!!!! The SS United States beat the QM for that Blue Riband trophy and is STILL the fastest ship to this day. Why are other ocean liners always getting the publicity?! The SS United States deserves to be saved, now!

[@albertopedroza3540]

I’ve done tours on this magnificent ship and it is always fun to visit. lots of history And so much to see

[@wildsmiley]

It's been nearly a month since first I visited Queen Mary, my #1 favorite ocean liner. I can attest to the fact that she's doing extraordinary well and that things are improving pretty much every day aboard her. Long may she reign, the queen of the seas.

[@GlamorousTitanic21]

So happy to see the Mary getting the love and attention she deserves.

[@shawnnharmonn]

I’m in my early 20’s and stayed here the other week. I loved it! They did a great job restoring it, the rooms aren’t modern but in the best way possible. The food and drinks are amazing. Highly recommend staying on the Queen Mary and making sure this ship is able to tell her story for many years down the line.

[@DANIELFLORES-qd8ly]

I visited the QUEEN MARY back in 1986. It a beautiful ocean liner and the last one in existence. We should appreciate that we have her.

[@motzog]

Sry but that is not true. The SS Rotterdam is a hotel ship in well, rotterdam, qe2 is still around in dubai, I think SS Great Britain is a museum ship, and of course, Queen Mary 2 is in service, and probably more! But yes, Queen Mary is beautiful and we should appreciate her very much.

[@santafewarbonnetproductions]

​@@motzogcan't forget the SS United States

[@motzog]

@@santafewarbonnetproductions oh sry I forgot lol

[@SoCalSeaChaser]

It’s always cool to drive by her in my boat when leaving or returning to port. I’ve been lucky to see the restoration progress over the years and they have done an excellent job, it looks amazing!

[@keepitmum8306]

The SS United States... retired in 1969 for the same reasons as the Queen Mary was--and docked in Philadelphia since 1996--should be restored also. She is the fastest liner ever built and still holds the Blue Riband to this day. Why can't we preserve our own flagship like we did the British Queen Mary??

[@auerstadt06]

Because the SS United States was never as grand or beautiful as the Queen Mary.

[@keepitmum8306]

​@@auerstadt06 While that is true, it is not a good enough reason for me to ignore and treat our true flagship this way. It would be wonderful to see her restored and docked on the Hudson River near the Intrepid. Or on the Delaware River in Philly. She deserves better than this.

[@samueljaramillo4221]

@@auerstadt06 she was grand and beautiful. I sailed on her.

[@airtiki2374]

So glad she has been revived. Was A guest many x in late 80's to mid 90's '"Long live the Queen"

[@hanyoukimura]

On my bucket list to visit her. She's one of the very last ocean liners left in existence.

[@markiangooley]

My mother moved from Germany to the United States around 1950 and saved up money for ocean trips between the countries before finally marrying in 1959 and staying in Illinois. Her favorite ship was the SS United States and that ship lingers on but I’m pretty sure is doomed to be scrapped rather than restored. It’s good to see at least one old liner preserved (the United States is relatively new, finished in I think 1951).

[@jaydibernardo4320]

Three cheers for the Queen! Me English mum would be proud. Thank you Long Beach!

[@david05111]

I'm so happy they saved her. I visited probably 13 years ago and she was in a bit of sad state. Still wonderful to see in person, but you just knew things were heading in the wrong direction. I applaud those who stepped up to save her for future generations and look forward to visiting again next time I'm in CA

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

The SS Normandie (1935-1942) is my favorite ocean liner and the most beautiful of all of them. It's Art Deco and Streamline Moderne interiors were absolutely stunning and the pinnacle of French design!!!🚢⚓❤

[@mikefly562]

Huge thank you to Rex Richardson, Long Beach Mayor, for re-investing in this absolute amazing piece of history. This ship is absolutely wonderful.

[@I-DO-EDITS888]

The ship was never in danger of sinking

[@FredericKahler]

I'm glad they fixed it up. Dana and I spent a weekend aboard in one of the grand old suites, maybe it was the Eisenhower or Queen Mary Suite. All that room! We'd love to do that again.

[@ravenm6443]

I highly recommend people watch Alex The Historian’s documentary on the Queen Mary. It is so well done and very interesting! He also covers her restoration. I know this is a short news segment and they only touched on her role in WWII but she was absolutely critical to allied nations winning. To this day she still holds the record for most people on board. This record was broken during the war with 16,000 soldiers aboard. Currently the largest ship in the world, that was just launched this year, can only hold 7600 passengers. Our air craft carriers don’t even have that many people aboard! The Queen Mary was brilliant in out running other ships. If it wasn’t for her quickness and resilience, conflict would have lasted far longer.

[@vexnightmare8166]

I'd love to get to see her in person so so badly, I would love that day.

[@angellight495]

Between them misspelling “reign” and mispronouncing Cunard and saying she was in danger of sinking it makes me wonder how they call themselves a news station.

[@ryanhelton1865]

Wasn’t that bad. He ended up just about pronouncing it Qnard line instead of Cun-ard so he was correct in a way

[@angellight495]

@@ryanhelton1865 I listed 3 things. You addressed one. And no, he didn’t pronounce it right. Or even close.

[@Treman262]

This is a really great place to stay on vacation. We did two visits to her and loved it. Even had a small minor ghostly encounter. Very glad to see her return to being a destination

[@johnny.3693]

The Normandie was the most magnificent liner buit at that time.

[@bobcraycraft7195]

"Scatland?" And reins for reigns? Not your proudest moment, CBS News.

[@willardkeen9280]

Back in 1979 I had a girlfriend who was part a talent show on the ship. It was a 3 day talent show contest. I got to roam the whole ship 🚢. I went every where it wasn't locked. Lots of fun. It was a unguided tour.

[@jermainec2462]

had me thinking the damn thing was gonna sail again ... 🙄

[@whateverwhatever5715]

Magnificent....she's stunning ...next to the Titanic , Queen Mary is the most beautiful ship on the sea ... congratulations captain!

[@cooldude815doesthings14]

I actually met the commodore guy they interviewed! We was super nice, and I got a photo with him

[@Spike-qt7tx]

He was on tv today

[@fatproduce]

I was at the Queen Mary this past Saturday.

[@Jesus.X]

As a long beachian the queen mary is definitely an icon of this city I look at it from shoreline park it deserves more respect from the city council and the citizens of LB.

[@mikedrown2721]

I visited the Queen Mary in 1973😊❤️

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

My family visited her around Christmas 1974.

[@melanieenglert931]

The commodore's uniform is either six sizes too big or someone washed him on hot.

[@user-sf1dq2iv4j]

I love it! This ship has did its job AND THEN SOME! I love it! I just wish they would fix the S.S. United States which to this very day holds the record for the fastest Ocean Liner ever built!

[@littlehippo5004]

Reigns* how tf does a news organization get that wrong??

[@chibicheeks78]

I’ve only seen the interior for a Pokémon card game event of all things way back in 2000. I should probably visit again

[@dmitripullum4093]

I believe I have a picture of this ship. A old lady in a nursing home gave it to me . Thought it was the titanic but now I think it was this one . Wow 🤩

[@Stem_Cie]

Every oceanliner is Titanic in the populations eye

[@Tempusverum]

There is a general exterior resemblance, but Queen Mary has three funnels vs Titanic’s four.

[@Tirpitz7]

News presenter: "The most magnificent ship the world has ever seen." Me: *Laughs in Normandie*

[@nursestoyland]

sad it burned down :(

[@Proud_Texan]

The "Untied States" Ocean Liner is much better, and was WAY faster ! Yet no one is saving her. Come on you Billionaires, have a heart, SAVE HER !

[@Fishycheese99]

Me: *Laughs in Olympic*

[@alberttt_.]

​@@Proud_Texan scrap her

[@alberttt_.]

​@@Fishycheese99olympic was ugly

[@XenoJehuty84]

Imma go see it!!

[@brober]

Long Live The Queen !

[@AaronAntonio58]

I been queen Mary before it was haunted my uncle got pushed by someone 👻

[@hughjassol2072]

I can’t wait for a chance to visit this ship

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

If you go, Midway is only 3 hours further south 😊

[@scoodeles]

It would be great if queen marry would sail again I would totally book a ticket if it did

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

The oldest working ship The Star of India actually sail once a year to keep the record. I think during summer, there's even an overnight program. it's coo to see an actual antique wooden ship which has been around the world.

[@HM2SGT]

*_REIN?!_* *Where are the editors? A trusted news agency that lets stuff out without somebody checking it?* 😳🤯🤦

[@karaDee2363]

Long live the Queen..

[@geomodelrailroader]

The Queen Mary and the Iowa need to be saved. When the pandemic hit nobody maintained them and they are rusting away at ICTF Long Beach. The City Council has voted both ships will be saved and now we must raise the money to get them into drydock and refurbish both these floating museums so visitors can come and enjoy them.

[@Proud_Texan]

So does The "United States" ocean liner, THE FASTEST OCEAN LINER TO DATE !

[@sirboomsalot4902]

I was on both ships last month. Iowa is in pretty good shape and a lot of areas are open for such a new museum, and Queen Mary had a lot of work going on as well.

[@Gabriel_Rojas_Arena]

Long live the Queen of the seas

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

Ship museum can be profitable. Many civilians are fascinated by the interior of an antique ship. Im lucky enough to be member of Midway museum for 3 years, always enjoyed taking visitors to explore. I even took my students from China to spend a night for special summer program, they were fascinated with the flight simulators. We slept in the actual sleeping quarter! I took my Chinese friend there in March 2019. This February, he + wife + little daughter went to visit Midway for the 2nd time. Midway always have events year around, on May 24th, they are having Top Gun maverick movie night and party. The most memorable event was NBC hosted the Rio Olympics opening ceremony party on the Midway Deck, with Brazilian samba dancers! In September, Midway hosted a free multi cultural shows for all the nations in SD, each country had cultural dancers.

[@tommyrregina1227]

♥️♥️TOURED QM 1973 & 1984 ♥️♥️

[@emiliaavagyan781]

We visited a month ago

[@Duff_Man]

So sad other great liners were scrapped as much as I love queen mary I would trade her for Olympic any day or even Mauretania

[@gabrielquinones3343]

Back in they day the operating cost for these ships were huge and in the economy back then it’s just too much And yes granted these ships are amazing But back then since it’s all steam you need to maintain them all the time I would definitely take the Olympic or any other old school ship than these big and overrated and overpriced cruises nowadays They always say they are better and more expensive The old ships got replaced by newer ones

[@gabrielquinones3343]

But lucky you my friend they saved something from white star line They saved a tender A literal steam locomotive tender No way they do steam locomotive tenders ?! I’m just screwing with you they really saved a normative tender Which is a smaller ship used like a ferry Build in 1911

[@gleannemarie]

Homonyms are difficult, I suppose.

[@TiltBrook]

Bring back the Spruce Goose next door!!!

[@c-note676]

Give it back 2 us pretty plz would fit right in with the erskine bridge

[@ekop1778]

ONCE KNEW A GUY -PASSED NOW AND HE SAW THE CREW FILMING OF THE GUMBALL RALLY 1976 FILM TAKE PLACE THERE - END OF MOVIE SAW ALL THE ACTORS AND RACE CARS ON SCENE BIG CROWD THERE RIP SIR

[@tommyrregina1227]

@mygetawayart : WE VISITED PHILADELPHIA RECENTY 53 DAY'S & NIGHT'S. BETWEEN 24/7 SIREN'S & INDESCRIBABLE BLIGHT..... WOW. ..... A TRUE BLUE CITY. SORRY 😥

[@davidjeffersjeffers7918]

I find it concerning this story refers to the QM as "floating" when it is actually sitting in the mud.

[@bradydacloud]

Nope! The Queen Mary does in fact float! You can look it up on Google and see for yourself!

[@Sunset4Semaphores]

The lifeboats had to be destroyed on site due to lead paint concerns.

[@UmmYeahOk]

And to think, the Queen Mary would’ve been an attraction at a brand new Disney theme park in Long Beach, but the locals were against it. Instead, tourists have to travel all the way to Tokyo to see what is considered, even today, Disneys best theme park, with a clone of the Queen Mary within.

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

It's too close to Anaheim

[@UmmYeahOk]

@@___beyondhorizon4664that’s the point. People who travel to both Anaheim parks would then travel to Long Beach for the third. I know there are tons of stuff to do in LA, but when we went to DL/DCA, we spent three days there. Ended up having to drive to San Diego for Legoland and SeaWorld. Six years later, I’m going to Tokyo to see a fake Queen Marie.

[@PlayingInTimeUSA]

Doesn't anyone proofread any more? CBS News misspelled reigns. Come on!

[@donaldduncan7095]

Add a fake forth smokestack and call it Titanic 2, that should draw more tourist. 😉

[@76TomD]

'Quenerd'?

[@AlextheHistorian]

I know right, I've heard the name Cunard mispronounced so many ways but "Quenerd" is a new one for me.

[@Unownshipper]

@@AlextheHistorian I watch your update videos all the time! Must've irked a bit when they repeated the myth the Mary was about to sink?

[@AlextheHistorian]

@@Unownshipper a bit lol

[@asylumlover]

LONG LIVE THE RMS QUEEN MARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@williamfriar6295]

Reins! Folks, this is CBS. Still want to trust their version of reality?

[@bobby1970]

So, if I understand correctly, this ship is going to start carrying passengers on voyages once again soon?

[@sirboomsalot4902]

No. All her boilers were torn out for starters, which among other things makes returning her to service next to impossible

[@jimaccornero3688]

Absolutely not. She is a floating hotel and tourist museum. The Mary is no longer seaworthy.

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

​@@jimaccornero3688as a museum is a practical way to keep her legacy

[@roberthanisko9749]

Um....... no.

[@rameyzamora1018]

LOL. She reigns again, too.

[@latinaqueenie6914]

I heard The Queen Mary is a hunted ship.

[@henrymuenich6296]

My dad Road her in ww2 the gray ghost 👻 i wish i could visit the Queen Mary 👸

[@jerrymarlow5453]

The ship is clean looks better than she has in decades. But she is incredibly overpriced. I recently spent more money staying 3 nights aboard her than I did on a recent 5 night cruise to Cabo. And that's including the bar tab. They need to lower their prices. Very greedy operators on the ship these days. And never believe a word they say when they say the profit will go back into the ship. Every company who has ever operated the old girl has embezzled her millions.

[@generaltophat5877]

There are no companies running her anymore though, they learned their lesson lol. The city is now directly responsible for her operation now, and they mean that. However overpriced it is now, it was way worse before covid when all that money went to urban commons.

[@dannys942]

They should have preserved the "R.M.S OLYMPIC" (older twin sister of TITANIC) who Runs the Joint?! Monkeys?!

[@JoshuaMwanza-eg4qe]

👍🏾

[@JasonBob]

Do the United States next

[@harrydonahue1657]

Should be "reigns" again

[@samueljaramillo4221]

Beautiful ships as they should be, unlike the ugly ships being built now. The trolls are criticizing again.

[@JJMHigner]

Reigns... spelling correction.

[@shellysmith1037]

wait wut? Reins.... its now steered with leather straps on a horse? Dimwitted story

[@jimmiles33]

Unless it goes to drydock, it’s just going to sink at its moorings. You can make it look as pretty as you want, but it’s still a ship. Maintain it like one.

[@MiniMC546]

Meanwhile, SS United States remain rusting in Philly...

[@fantail75]

Reigns not reins. For real?

[@tripwire3992]

They considered scrapping it because california 😂

[@roberthanisko9749]

Much ado about 1.....single......letter. 🤣

[@canoeman621]

"reins"? 😂

[@xygomorphic44]

"Cue-nerd line" Who even takes mainstream news seriously lol.

[@Projecktmercury]

She was never in danger of sinking. This is false.

[@turkey0165]

Just saw your report on the Queen on the West Coast! It makes me sick CBS weekend news doesn't a do a report on the more deserving and deteriorating fastest ocean liner on the East Coast, The SS United StatesStates and its deterioration at the dock on the East Coast. Why isn't the United States getting the same attention that a British vessel is getting?

[@CosmicCleric]

Its a local story to help generate tourism for the ship from a local news station. Also, thing the SS United States is kind of a lost cause at this point (unfortunately). :(

[@AlextheHistorian]

The reason is because the SS United States is a lost cause, I'm sorry to say it but its true. Nothing can be done to help that rusting shell. Not taking pot shots at it, I'm just stating what I know to be true. That being said, you reference the SS United States as a "more deserving" ship? Why? It won a race, fabulous. But Queen Mary helped win World War II, and before SS US took the Blue Riband, Queen Mary had held it too. Why on earth would SS United States be "more deserving"?

[@Unownshipper]

Sad to say, but what's the story? The Queen Mary is receiving the care it needs and is profitable once again; it's a full story. The SS United States is all but doomed: no one is preserving her, no one has a viable revitalization plan for her, and even her dock space is trying to jettison her. CBS isn't interested in being the beggar's bowl for the ocean liner, their interest is covering the work other people have done to secure the Mary's future. It's up to someone who really cares (and has a couple million lying around to spare) to save the United States.

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

The city of Long Beach bought it, restored it, and maintain it to keep tourist coming. Maybe, Southern California is a navy region, the locals are interested in preserving ships? Midway is also a tourist attraction, Top Gun maverick even had it's world premiere on the flight deck with all the cast members and Tom cruise helicopter 🚁 in

[@hughmacdonald3595]

"Reigns" w-a-a-a-a-y better.

[@angelas3950]

It should be REIGNS. Who is proofreading your content, CBS??

[@Jeanne90275]

"Reins again?"

[@kenclark9888]

So they can’t spell. Nothing new lol

[@montanasoftware5954]

As a former journalist, I'm absolutely amazed CBS would post something under their name and logo that shows a confusion between the words "reins" and "reigns." Journalism is a dying profession.

[@andrewstevenson118]

Stop being a neigh-sayer.

[@montanasoftware5954]

@@andrewstevenson118 LOL ... hey ... I'm just trying to use some common horse sense!

[@andrewstevenson118]

@@montanasoftware5954 Hay, my mane point is that it's no good trying to spell-check on the hoof. But I'm not trying to stirrup trouble, or saddle anyone with blanket observations. PS No, I am not from Filly.

[@waddupjd]

When are they gonna get rid of the rotting russian submarine shes sitting next to?

[@theseventhgeneration6910]

Meanwhile the SS UNITED STATES sits deteriorating. A ship named after our proud country. A ship named after a British queen shouldn't get more attention.

[@FlyBoyMT]

Excuse me, that’s cue-NARD….not “cue-NERD”. SMFH

[@crfm5308]

Reigns, or reins.... 😑

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Loyalty Bonus USD SGD

[@litamtondy]

"a class of her own"? The Queen Mary was far below the Normandie, which is the one who actually was a class of her own.

[@tripwire3992]

Long beach should buy the SS United States

[@Psycandy]

officials: we have too much money, let's fix the ship. And afterwards we will have a nice ship which will need lots of expensive maintenance, this is going to be great!

[@Unownshipper]

You don't get how tourism works, do you? The Queen Mary was being run by a series of operations companies that were pocketing the profits instead of investing them in the care of the liner. The Mary can run on a profit and in fact is currently, thanks to the city taking over it and putting competent managers in charge. If the city had lost the ship, they'd have lost a huge destination atraction and source of revenue for surrounding businesses as less people would come visit Long Beach port.

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

Check out Midway, it host event frequently and it's a major tourist attractions and it's making money. Many retired military members volunteers there.

[@Spike-qt7tx]

This ship never made money for Long Beach. It can never sail again, it has costs the city millions of taxpayers money. Where it sits could be a great place for cruise ships coming to the city, instead of Los Angeles.

[@9TDF]

I believe she is making profits now

[@AlextheHistorian]

The Queen Mary in Long Beach has NEVER had a dollar of TAXPAYER money spent on it. ALL money spent on the ship was done with private enterprise, namely money from Long Beach's oil fracking operation, and a tideland's fund -which is not from taxpayer money either. As for your comment about cruise ships coming there, there are plans to expand the cruise terminal in Long Beach to accommodate up to four ships at the same time, all without having to get rid of the Queen Mary. And like @9TDF said, the Queen Mary has been turning a profit ever since it reopened in April of 2023. The new management replaced the decades of corrupt management that always preferred to neglect the ship, and their techniques of running the business honestly has allowed the ship to actually turn profits. They are estimated to make about $12 million in profit by the end of 2024.

[@The77trip]

You are wrong. You have no idea what you’re talking about.

[@eperu12]

@@AlextheHistorian And even if shen didnt turn profits she is one of the very few ocean liners still afloat and on a well preserved state, historicaly speaking it is very important to keep her on that well preserved state bc her own history and bc the history of past century travel and wartime... ps: I love ur QM videos keep it up

[@Spike-qt7tx]

@@The77trip I know exactly what I am talking about. I have lived hear my whole life. I went to Long Beach State and got a masters in public administration. seen the books on the city budget. It never made money. I have worked in maritime, I have been on the Queen at least a hundred times. I am completely familiar with the fate of the US Long Beach and other historical ships in and around the area. It is doomed and should be scrapped.