RMS Queen Mary "Return From Europe" 1952

[@DouglasUrantia]

it seems that this liner can take some serious rolling motion. I love the ropes they've tied across the open decks to give people a steady hand in rough seas.

[@michaelplunkett8059]

Aye, the rolling Mary. As she was known. But what ship wiyh 15,000 could take a rogue wave, go to 53 degrees and come back? Hod bless her.

[@johnkrueger3287]

I’m amazed to see the speed of this ship - and the rolling!

[@peabody3000]

they called her the rolling mary. in the late 50's they installed a system of retractable stabilizers to reduce that.

[@caseywagner8656]

Life aboard the magnificent Queen Mary.Also it was really cool when the Queen Mary reached New York you can also see the stern of the SS America

[@MrLuckytrucker21]

Aw, the days before the big floating walt disney ships full of kids!

[@applejacks971]

Awesome video and footage. I can't believe it doesn't have more views. Thanks for sharing :)

[@shipgeek7579]

So glad you're enjoying them!

[@shipgeek7579]

Thanks for enjoying them!

[@francinenazaruddin]

Wonderful footage of my Queen! Thank You!

[@lasuvidaboy]

She certainly rolled before the stabilizers were installed. My late grandparents sailed on QM several times and said she was a roller.

[@johannesbols57]

One crewman said she could roll the milk out of a cup of tea.

[@ceebee23]

her great rival the Normandie was the very opposite... she would spring back from a wave rather violently... more upsetting for passengers I suspect... her superior and more efficient hull shape made for this rather alarming effect.

[@stuartlee6622]

The Queen Mary was a serious roller. The Normandie would immediately snap back while the Queen Mary would linger on the roll seemingly forever before rolling back. Before the installation of Denny stabilizers in the early 1960's.

[@glennevans5824]

Great video...nice find

[@shipgeek7579]

Yes, I agree, but I think it's more a function of the film stock back in the day. Without adequate lighting, they'd simply get footage too dark to enjoy. That said, be sure to check out the film I uploaded tonight of a cruise to the Bahamas in 1960 aboard the Mauretania. There are some decent interior shots!

[@morevexar2870]

looks like you had fun!

[@pissedgrrl]

I have photos from on board this exact ship at this time!

[@toughcrowd94]

I love these, thanks for uploading them! :)

[@johnbockelie3899]

Back in the days before people were in a huge rush.

[@lasuvidaboy]

QM was quite a roller until the stabilizers were installed in the late 1950s.

[@applejacks971]

1. The QM is running some serious knots, its strolling right along! 2. 9:40 That's some serious roll, wow! Airplanes have left the chat.

[@jec1ny]

Another great video. Well done! Looks like they had a rough passage with lots of rolling. I am guessing they were traveling in Tourist (i.e. 3rd) Class from where they were doing most of the filming. One point of regret is that people who traveled on the great liners and made home movies seem to have shown no interest in the ship's interior. Almost without exception the films are of the ocean view shot and deck scenes.

[@epe1238]

They only filmed outside because it took a massive about of light, as in spotlights, to do interior shots.

[@scottvernon9413]

I did not know that the Queen Mary Rolled so much....

[@NorthWestern1919]

It's not the Queen, but the notoriously brutal North Atlantic that makes any ship roll, though the Queen's rolling was reduced when stabilizers were installed in 1958.

[@germanshepherdlover2613]

Beautiful ship.....pre-stabilisers I assume lol

[@Dragan3rd]

I'm thinking these may be scenes shot from post-war Cabin Class (2nd Class), since everything is at the stern and it looks as though the First Class Promenade and Sun Decks are above.

[@kdan621]

A great video and I like the music must be a rare find obviously filmed on a cine camera if only digital was around then whoever did the filming obviously had money as it was in colour great filming of the liner speeding across the Atlantic on with what looks like near 20 degree roll to either side to boot .The Queen Mary was susceptible to rolling she was fitted with stabilisers around 1957 theres nothing like a good sea voyage if I was travelling to America this would be my preferred means of travel

[@NettasMovies]

Can you please tell me what month in 1952 the video was recorded? I believe my Dad is shown in this video! I know he was on the Queen Mary in 1952, and am guessing it was in June, July or August. There is an image of a man who looks exactly like him on this video!

[@gregoryvassilakos9972]

I have read that she had a long, slow roll. The Normandie had a much snappier motion.

[@shipgeek7579]

Yes, in fact, author Paul Gallico was aboard her when she took a deep roll. He was then inspired to write The Poseidon Adventure.

[@fannetastic8097]

Imagine if she can set sail again.... A lot of funds could be made to repair the queen's propeler,hull,bow and the metal body? A thousand yachts and small ships sailing with her... dramatic... but i don't think it would happen.

[@stephenrowe5813]

Great footage. ! When was this taken ?

[@pipey61]

Check out that roll 5:19 to 5:36! There goes lunch!

[@gregt8638]

I'm surprised she was rolling that much, as the seas were not that bad....or was the cameraman rolling himself? Though this might be before Cunard installed stabilizers on the Queen Mary.

[@softwerksaol]

Stabilizers were installed 6 years later

[@zacrs4]

Love her to death. In fact I'm on her right now as I type this! It's hard to imagine this ship as such a roller. Silly question, but how noticeable was the rolling. Did it make it hard to walk? Could it cause sea sickness alone? I know up and down, side to side would.

[@johnnyramon5602]

unless you were on her before the stabilizers were added you would not really notice except for storms and heavy waves

[@paulht3251]

I did read an article that said at one time she listed almost 30 degrees in a storm.

[@maxideas9393]

@@paulht3251 In WW2 it went to at least 52° after being hit by a rogue wave. This ship rolled badly and it rolled slow, and made scores of people sick.

[@robbiedelrey3924]

Can you send me the your Queen Mary videos without the watermark in the corner?

[@fedupdomer5654]

passengers these days would FREAK out with rolls like that.. i guess folks had a different purpose for taking a voyage back then. i do notice the extremely long rolling period.. wow. however i bet that made it much more tolerable. you look at the see and shes almost taking them full beam... i guess the schedule was so tight , they couldnt afford to "tack"

[@JakeVegas-d4o]

:45 what boat is that. its not the Britannic because that sunk in the '20s

[@fionawimber1028]

jake robert Some navy hospital ship. If this footage was shot in the 1950s it'd have to be someone's naval ship as all former passenger ships would've been returned to service by that point. Or maybe it is an American passenger ship converted for service during Korea. I don't know.

[@olympicnut]

+jake robert You are also getting your ships confused. The White Star Line had 3 ships named Britannic over the years. The Britannic you are thinking of was sunk in November 1916. The MV Britannic entered service in 1930 and, while not in this video, survived until the end of 1960.

[@waverleybusinesscentre3697]

think ship is Empire Windrush

[@cherylp232000]

It was in the old 1800's I think

[@mikemancini313]

Might've been the early 1890s .-.

[@muddywalker3736]

that old girl is in my bloody my dads dad was on her in ww2 then head cook she was made for stormy seas

[@drownplayz]

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[@dorf2070]

"Rolling Mary" 🤢

[@germanshepherdlover2613]

Beautiful ship.....pre-stabilisers I assume lol