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RMS Queen Mary Passenger List - 2 July 1948

 

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Mary of the Cunard Line, Departing 2 July 1948 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg

Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Mary of the Cunard Line, Departing 2 July 1948 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg, Commanded by Captain J. D. Snow, RD, RNR. GGA Image ID # 1674d7ed14

 

Senior Officers and Staff

  1. Commander: Captain J. D. Snow, R.D., R.N.R.
  2. Staff Captain: J. A. Myles, R.D., R.N.R.
  3. Chief Engineer: A. S. Fisher
  4. Staff Chief Engineer: T. A. L. Bailey
  5. Principal Medical Officer: J. B. Maguire, M.B., Ch.B.     
  6. Surgeon: J. A. O'Meara, M.B., B.Ch.
  7. Chief Steward: G. Baker 
  8. Chief Officer: F. G. Watts, R.D., R.N.R.
  9. Purser: R. Wadeson
  10. Staff Purser: R. H. Newcombe
  11. Cabin Purser: W. J. Hyde
  12. Chief Cabin Steward: C. Parry
  13. Travel Bureau : L. C. Stonehouse
  14. Cabin Travel Bureau : J. Alderson

 

Cabin Class Passengers

  1. Cmdr. H. W. Ackworth, R.N
  2. Mrs. M. Adkisson
  3. Mr. M. Albert
  4. Mr. M. E. Albert
  5. Mr. I. Alexander
  6. Mr. M. Aliaga
  7. Mrs. Aliaga
  8. Miss M. Allen
  9. Miss S. Allen
  10. Mr. J. de Angeli
  11. Mrs. de Angeli
  12. Mrs. G. E. Annison
  13. Mr. D. Anthony
  14. Mr. S. Antonis
  15. Dr. J. Apley
  16. Rev. Mother Aquinas
  17. Mr. Jose V. Ariza y Lopez
  18. Mrs. Ariza y Lopez

 

  1. Mr. M. Bailen
  2. Mr. D. C. Bardens
  3. Mr. J. Barham
  4. Miss R. Bastock
  5. Mrs. W. H. Batchelor
  6. Miss P. Batchelor
  7. Mr. A. Bates
  8. Mrs. Bates
  9. Mr. R. Beatson
  10. Mrs. Beatson
  11. Miss Margaret W. Beattie
  12. Mr. E. A. Beck
  13. Mrs. Beck
  14. Miss B. Beckett
  15. Mrs. Ethel Beckett
  16. Mrs. J. Becley
  17. Mr. A. Belag
  18. Mrs. I. Belt
  19. Mrs. D. N. Bennington
  20. Mr. Bernfeld
  21. Mr. L. Bird
  22. Mrs. M. R. Blackley
  23. Mr. P. R. Blackley
  24. Mr. A. Blair
  25. Mrs. Blair
  26. Miss R. P. Blair
  27. Mrs. M. Blake
  28. Miss D. Bolton
  29. Mr. J. Borrelli
  30. Mrs. Borrelli
  31. Mr. A. Bourlinsky
  32. Mr. J. M. Boyd
  33. Mr. H. Brecker
  34. Mrs. Brecker
  35. Mrs. K. Brennan
  36. Miss N. Brennan
  37. Mr. W. T. Brewer
  38. Mrs. Brewer
  39. Mr. R. Bridge
  40. Miss R. M. Bright
  41. Miss V. Bright
  42. Miss M. Brockhurst
  43. Miss E. Brogan
  44. Miss M. E. Brophy
  45. Mrs. A. Brown
  46. Mr. C. Brown
  47. Mrs. Brown
  48. Mr. G. Brown
  49. Mrs. Brown
  50. Mrs. H. L. Brown
  51. Mrs. M. Brown
  52. Miss M. Brown
  53. Mr. W. Brubach
  54. Mrs. Brubach
  55. Mr. C. C. Brugmann
  56. Mrs. Brugmann
  57. Mr. R. Bryce
  58. Mrs. Bryce
  59. Miss M. L. Brysh
  60. Mr. James L. Buck
  61. Miss M. J. Bull
  62. Mrs. C. R. Bunker
  63. Mrs. C. D. Burns
  64. Mrs. M. E. K. Burns
  65. Miss M. F. Burns
  66. Mrs. F. E. Burrows
  67. Mrs. P. Butcher
  68. Miss M. E. Butler
  69. Mrs. A. Butler

 

  1. Mr. John Calosso
  2. Mrs. Calosso
  3. Mrs. P. Campbell
  4. Mrs. M. R. Cameron
  5. Miss D. M. Carter
  6. Mrs. E. Cartlidge
  7. Miss E. Cartlidge
  8. Miss A. P. Cave
  9. Mr. F. R. Chase
  10. Mrs. E. D. Chatfield
  11. Miss E. M. Chisholm
  12. Mr. W. Christian
  13. Mrs. Christian
  14. Mr. M. G. Church
  15. Mr. L. N. Clayton
  16. Mrs. Clayton
  17. Mrs. J. Cogan
  18. Mrs. F. M. Coghill
  19. Miss S. D. Coghill
  20. Mr. H. Cohen
  21. Mrs. Cohen
  22. Mrs. M. P. Collins
  23. Mrs. E. D. Colombo
  24. Mr. W. Coleman
  25. Mrs. Coltman
  26. Master D. W. Coltman
  27. Miss C. Connolly
  28. Mr. G. Cooper
  29. Mr. H. Cooper
  30. Mrs. Corry
  31. Miss P. Courcier
  32. Mr. D. B. Cromle
  33. Mr. G. W. Cross
  34. Mrs. A. Cushley

 

  1. Miss G. E. Dack
  2. Mrs. E. Dalgetty
  3. Rev. R. E. Davis
  4. Mrs. Davis
  5. Master Davis
  6. Master Davis
  7. Mrs. M. E. Davison
  8. Miss M. M. Davison
  9. Miss B. G. Day
  10. Cmdr. (S) N. E. Denning, R.N.
  11. Mrs. M. Derricott
  12. Miss J. F. Dexter
  13. Mrs. A. Ditoro
  14. Mrs. A. Ditoro
  15. Dr. J. L. Dowling
  16. Mr. A. J. Downes
  17. Mrs. A. Dresser
  18. Miss E. M. Duffton
  19. Mr. C. T. Dunseith
  20. Mrs. Dunseith
  21. Mr. A. Dustman

 

  1. Miss E. Eaton
  2. Mrs. J. Edgar
  3. Mr. B. F. Eibner
  4. Mr. H. Eidinger
  5. Mr. D. Elliott
  6. Mrs. Elliott
  7. Mrs. E. M. Elliott
  8. Miss K. Esterbrook
  9. Mrs. Ada Evans
  10. Miss R. E. Evans
  11. Miss M. E. Evans
  12. Mr. S. Evans

 

  1. Mrs. J. W. Fairweather
  2. Mr. R. Fakhre
  3. Mr. S. Farningham
  4. Colonel Fayle
  5. Mr. R. Ferrans
  6. Mrs. L. Fielder
  7. Mr. A. W. Finlay
  8. Mrs. V. D. Firth
  9. Miss V. Firth
  10. Mrs. E. Fisher
  11. Mr. E. C. Fisher
  12. Mrs. Fisher
  13. Miss L. A. Fisher
  14. Mr. F. Flint
  15. Miss M. Fogal
  16. Rev. A. G. Fortune
  17. Mr. Foster
  18. Mrs. Foster
  19. Mrs. I. Fotheringham
  20. Miss B. France
  21. Mr. H. J. Frost
  22. Mrs. V. Fulgenti

 

  1. Mr. S. S. Gairloch M
  2. rs. Gairloch
  3. Miss P. Galea
  4. Mr. A. E. Gascoigne
  5. Mrs. Gascoigne
  6. Mrs. L. Genini
  7. Mrs. D. Gez
  8. Miss C. Gilgunn
  9. Mr. W. H. Gittens
  10. Mrs. Gittens
  11. Mr. A. E. Goggin
  12. Mrs. Goggin
  13. Mr. S. Goldfarb
  14. Mrs. Goldfarb
  15. Mr. M. J. Goldsmith
  16. Mr. M. Gomes
  17. Mrs. Gomes
  18. Mrs. Gowing
  19. Mrs. M. Graham
  20. Miss M. A. Graham
  21. Miss M. Graham
  22. Mr. E. D. Grainger
  23. Mrs. M. Grant
  24. Mrs. E. M. Green
  25. Mr. L. Greene
  26. Mrs. C. Gregos
  27. Mr. F. S. Griffin
  28. Mrs. Griffin
  29. Miss J. V. Griffin
  30. Mr. I. Gueron
  31. Mrs. Gueron
  32. Master H. Gueron
  33. Major I. C. Gurney. R.E.M.E.
  34. Mrs. L. A. Gurau
  35. Mr. M. Guygenheim

 

  1. Mr. M. E. Habershon
  2. Mrs. Habershon
  3. Mr. R. Hager
  4. Mrs. Hager
  5. Miss D, Hahn
  6. Mr. Clifford Hall
  7. Mrs. Hall
  8. Mr. J. Hall
  9. Mrs. Hall
  10. Mrs. J. Hall
  11. Nurse E. N. Halsey
  12. Dr. H. Halverson
  13. Miss R. H. Hancock
  14. Miss V. Hanney
  15. Mrs. E. M. Hanson
  16. Mr. R. Harrison
  17. Mrs. E. L. Havas
  18. Mr. C. Hawke
  19. Miss M. E. Hawkins
  20. Mrs. L. Heath
  21. Mr. R. Henderson
  22. Miss S. B. Henderson
  23. Miss H. A. Heyer
  24. Mr. Richard Heywood
  25. Mrs. Heywood
  26. Mrs. J. Hicklin
  27. Mr. A. J. W. Hill
  28. Mrs. Hill
  29. Mr. H. Hill
  30. Mr. T. Hilton
  31. Mr. F. Hobson
  32. Mrs. K. Hofmaster
  33. Mr. W. Hollinghurst
  34. Mrs. Hollinghurst
  35. Mrs. L. Hominal
  36. Mr. T. Hooltsworth
  37. Mrs. H. Hooltsworth
  38. Miss C. M. Hopkinson
  39. Miss M. C. Horigan
  40. Miss E. Houghton
  41. Mr. Wm. Hovey
  42. Mrs. Hovey
  43. Master C. Hovey
  44. Miss L. Howarth
  45. Mr. W. R. Howes
  46. Mrs. Howes
  47. Mrs. N. Hruska
  48. Miss A. G. Hudson
  49. Mrs. R. Hugel
  50. Miss Daphne Hughes
  51. Mr. W. Hughes
  52. Mrs. P. Hull
  53. Mrs. M. E. Huntington
  54. Mrs. M. Hurley

 

  1. Mrs. M. Irvin
  2. Mrs. S. Irwin
  3. Mr. S. Israelit

 

  1. Mr. Paul Jaeck
  2. Mrs. J. James
  3. Mr. C. S. Jenkins
  4. Mr. H. M. Jeudwine
  5. Mrs. Jeudwine
  6. Mr. A. A. Jeyes
  7. Mrs. S. Johnson
  8. Dr. A. L. Jones
  9. Miss M. E. Jones
  10. Mr. E. C. Jones
  11. Mrs. Jones
  12. Dr. Thos. Jones, Ch., LL.D.
  13. Mr. P. Jorgenson
  14. Mrs. Jorgenson
  15. Miss R. Joseph
  16. Miss B. Joseph
  17. Mrs. J. Kaler
  18. Mrs. L. J. Keema
  19. Miss K. H. Keema

 

  1. Miss A. Keith
  2. Mrs. Kellard
  3. Mrs. O. N. Kellogg
  4. Mrs. I. Kettner
  5. Mrs. J. King
  6. Mr. M. J. King
  7. Mrs. King
  8. Mrs. A. Kinney
  9. Mr. W. Kirchhofer
  10. Mrs. W. Kirchhofer
  11. Mr. S. Kleinman
  12. Mr. W. H. Knapp
  13. Mrs. H. Knight
  14. Mr. P. Knight
  15. Mrs. Knight.
  16. Mr. J. Koblenz
  17. Mrs. Koblenz
  18. Mr. P. N. Kristensen
  19. Mr. P. A. Kustner
  20. Mrs. Kustner
  21. Miss G. Kvamme

 

  1. Mrs. P. LalIy
  2. Mr. Sidney L. Lancer
  3. Mrs. Lancer
  4. Master Howard Lancer
  5. Mr. H. C. Latham
  6. Mrs. C. Lauder
  7. Miss Lauder
  8. Miss D. Leffler
  9. Mrs. G. Lehmann
  10. Mr. E. Lehner
  11. Mrs. Lehner
  12. Miss M. Leonard
  13. Miss I. G. Leslie
  14. Mrs. B. Liddle
  15. Master C. Kenyon
  16. Mrs. M. Lightbody
  17. Mr. Frank Lindsay
  18. Mrs. Lindsay
  19. Major R. Linton, (R.Sigs).
  20. Mrs. Linton
  21. Master Linton
  22. Miss M. A. Linton
  23. Mr. P. Lipson
  24. Mrs. Lipson
  25. Mrs. G. I. Lloyd
  26. Mr. F. Lon berg
  27. Mrs. Lonberg
  28. Mr. J. H. Lowe
  29. Mrs. Lowe
  30. Mrs. M. Lundahl
  31. Mrs. L. S. Lynott
  32. Col. A. P. Lyons
  33. Mrs. Lyons

 

  1. Mr. G. Macintosh
  2. Mrs. Macintosh
  3. Master G. M. Macintosh
  4. Mr. E. E. Mack
  5. Mrs. Mack
  6. Miss A. MacPhail
  7. Mrs. H. H. Mahoney
  8. Miss J. Mahoney
  9. Mr. D. F. Manion
  10. Mrs. Manion
  11. Mr. F. Manley
  12. Mrs. Manley
  13. Miss D. Manley
  14. Mrs. R. Marcus
  15. Mr. C. Marlow
  16. Mrs. Marlow
  17. Miss S. Marlow
  18. Miss G. Marquardt
  19. Mr. H. McM. Marshall
  20. Mrs. Marshall
  21. Mr. J. Martin
  22. The Hon. Mrs. Frieda Mason
  23. Mrs. E. Maxwell
  24. Mrs. M. I. Maxwell
  25. Master K. J. Maxwell
  26. Master B. L. Maxwell
  27. Mrs. E. Mayer
  28. Miss A. H. McCallum
  29. Mrs. F. McDade
  30. Miss J. McDade
  31. Mrs. C. McDermott
  32. Mrs. J. J. McDevitt, Junr.
  33. Mr. R. McDonald
  34. Mr. D. McFarlane
  35. Mrs. McFarlane
  36. Mrs. M. McGee
  37. Mrs. A. McGruer
  38. Miss C. McIntyre
  39. Mr. J. McKee
  40. Mrs. McKee
  41. Mrs. C. B. McKinnon
  42. Mrs. C. S. McNaught
  43. Mr. J. McRorie
  44. Mrs. McRorie
  45. Mr. G. F. Medd
  46. Mr. G. P. Mentis
  47. Mrs. Mentis
  48. Mr. H. Merryday
  49. Mrs. Merryday
  50. Mr. R. Q. Meschino
  51. Miss H. Miller
  52. Mrs. J. Millmaker
  53. Mr. R. N. Mirza
  54. Mrs. Mirza
  55. Miss H. M. Mitchell
  56. Miss U. Molinara
  57. Dr. A. S. Mondschein
  58. Mrs. Mondschein
  59. Mr. A. Moor
  60. Mr. A. Moore
  61. Mr. D. E. Morgen
  62. Mr. G. T. Murrall
  63. Mrs. Murrall
  64. Mr. J. Murray
  65. Mrs. Murray
  66. Mr. J. Musso
  67. Mr. H. Myers

 

  1. Mr. M. Napoletano
  2. Mrs. S. A. Nash
  3. Miss M. K. Nason
  4. Mrs. E. F. Nesbit
  5. Mrs. R. M. Newton
  6. Miss B. M. Newton
  7. Miss L. S. Newton
  8. Mr. L. S. Nickolls
  9. Miss M. C. Nightingale
  10. Mr. A. M. Norden
  11. Mrs. Norden
  12. Mr. M. Nordman
  13. Miss E. M. Nugent

 

  1. Mrs. M. O'Neal
  2. Miss P. O'Neal
  3. Mr. G. Orlin
  4. Mr. H. C. Orr
  5. Mrs. R. Otcasek

 

  1. Mr. V. Paisa
  2. Master O. Paisa
  3. Mrs. W. Park
  4. Mrs. M. Parker
  5. Mr. E. Parkyns
  6. Mrs. Parkyns
  7. Mr. A. Partridge
  8. Mr. J. Paulet
  9. Mrs. Paulet
  10. Miss R. Pauly
  11. Miss C. Pedersen
  12. Mr. J. K. Perry
  13. Mrs. Perry
  14. Miss S. J. Perry
  15. Master A. J. Perry
  16. Mrs. M. E. Perry
  17. Mrs. D. Peterson
  18. Mr. A. Pfister
  19. Mrs. Pierce
  20. Mr. A. Pitchford
  21. Mrs. Pitchford
  22. Miss M. Pittis
  23. Lieut.-Col. H. I. Pocock. R.E.

 

  1. Mrs. S. Racich
  2. Master P. Racich
  3. Miss M. A. Rainey
  4. Mr. H. Rasburn
  5. Mrs. Rasburn
  6. Master S. Rasburn
  7. Mr. H. Reddin
  8. Mrs. Reddin
  9. Mrs. B. Rees
  10. Dr. G. Reynolds
  11. Mrs. Reynolds
  12. Mr. D. Rhodes
  13. Mrs. H. Richardson
  14. Miss G. Rivenes
  15. Mr. W. M. Robb
  16. Mrs. A. M. Robbins
  17. Mr. W. J. Robinson
  18. Mrs. Robinson
  19. Miss A. Roden
  20. Mr. W. Roden
  21. Mrs. Roden
  22. Dr. S. Rogers
  23. Mr. A. H. Rogers
  24. Miss J. Roginsky
  25. Dr. D. Ross
  26. Mr. E. R. Rouillier
  27. Mr. R. Roux
  28. Mrs. Roux
  29. Miss S. A. Rudge
  30. Mr. A. Russell
  31. Miss L. B. Russell
  32. Mrs. J. Ryan
  33. Miss J. J. Ryan

 

  1. Mr. J. Santora
  2. Mrs. Santora
  3. Master V. Santora
  4. Master V. Santora
  5. Mrs. A. Sax
  6. Mr. S. Sax
  7. Mrs. A. Sayers
  8. Mrs. B. Scantlebury
  9. Mr. J. A. Scarborough
  10. Dr. G. Scharch
  11. Mr. H. Scheible
  12. Miss M. C. Schurr
  13. Mrs. B. Scott
  14. Miss M. Scott
  15. Mr. J. Setton
  16. Mrs. Setton
  17. Mrs. G. W. Shaw
  18. Mrs. S. Shaw
  19. Mr. W. Sherman
  20. Mrs. Sherman
  21. Mrs. M. W. Shields
  22. Mrs. E. Shorten
  23. Mrs. P. Sichel
  24. Miss J. Sichel
  25. Miss M. Sichel
  26. Miss S. Sichel
  27. Mr. H. Silverman
  28. Mrs. J. Simpson
  29. Mr. V. O. Skinner
  30. Mrs. Elsa Smith
  31. Mr. J. Smith
  32. Mrs. Smith
  33. Mr. R. Smith
  34. Mrs. I. C. Snead
  35. Miss R. C. Snead
  36. Mrs. R. Somerfield
  37. Miss L. Somers
  38. Major R. N. Sprankling. R.
  39. Mr. A. D. Spurling
  40. Mrs. Spurling
  41. Mrs. G. Stafford
  42. Miss K. P. Stammers
  43. Mr. R. Stautemas
  44. Mr. J. Stautemas
  45. Miss E. Stearne
  46. Miss M. Steele
  47. Mrs. D. Stepp
  48. Mr. M. Stern
  49. Mrs. Stern
  50. Miss M. A. Stevens
  51. Miss L. Stitt
  52. Mrs. F. Stobbart
  53. Mr. G. Stocks
  54. Mrs. Stocks
  55. Miss V. Stocks
  56. Mrs. F. Stoll
  57. Miss J. E. Stone
  58. Mr. C. Stromert
  59. Mrs. C. Stromert
  60. Mr. A. Swan

 

  1. Mr. Nils Terme
  2. Miss Dorothy Tenue
  3. Mrs. D. G. Thomas
  4. Master J. C. Thomas
  5. Mr. E. P. Thomas
  6. Mrs. Thomas
  7. Mr. F. J. Thompson
  8. Mrs. Thompson
  9. Miss K. Thompson
  10. Mrs. M. Thompson
  11. Miss V. M. H. Tonge
  12. Mrs. S. Tornquist
  13. Miss M. L. Torrance
  14. Mrs. N. Tracey
  15. Miss M. Tracey
  16. Master G. Tracey
  17. Master B. Tracey
  18. Mr. H. Travis
  19. Mrs. Travis
  20. Master J. B. Travis
  21. Mr. L. Trieger
  22. Mrs. Trieger
  23. Mrs. L Troke
  24. Mrs. E. Turner
  25. Miss J. Tweddle

 

  1. Mrs. F. V. A. Verrier
  2. Mr. M. Vogel

 

  1. Miss Wack
  2. Mrs. J. Walker
  3. Mrs. L. Walton
  4. Mr. J. C. Wells
  5. Mr. A. A. Wender
  6. Mrs. Wender
  7. Mr. J. West
  8. Mrs. West
  9. Mr. J. W. Westbury
  10. Mrs. Westbury
  11. Mrs. Whipple
  12. Mrs. N. R. C. White
  13. Miss J. M. Whitehouse
  14. Mr. R. Whiteside
  15. Mrs. Whiteside
  16. Master W. Whiteside
  17. Master N. Whiteside
  18. Miss P. L. Whiteside
  19. Master R. J. Whiteside
  20. Dr. H. L. Widenhorn
  21. Mrs. O. L. Wilcox
  22. Mrs. I. G. Wilkening
  23. Mrs. R. Williams
  24. Rev. R. U. Williamson
  25. Mrs. Williamson
  26. Mrs. G. A. Wills
  27. Miss F. R. Wills
  28. Mr. T. Wilson
  29. Mr. W. Wilson
  30. Mrs. Wilson
  31. Miss A. Wilson
  32. Miss S. A. D. P. de Winton
  33. Mr. A. Wise
  34. Mrs. Wise
  35. Mr. R. Wise
  36. Mr. E. Wise
  37. Mrs. J. Wolford
  38. Master Barton D. Wolford
  39. Mrs. G. Woodfield
  40. Miss L. G. Wooding
  41. Mr. W. E. Woods
  42. Mrs. Woods
  43. Prof. E. L. Woodward
  44. Mrs. Woodward
  45. Mrs. H. Woodward
  46. Mr. L. Woodward
  47. Mrs. Woodward
  48. Mrs. A. Worrall
  49. Mrs. A. A. Wright

 

  1. Mr. G. Yanni

 

  1. Mr. L. Zelle
  2. Mrs. Zelle
  3. Miss C. Zelle

 

Painting of the RMS Queen Mary by W. Thomas, Cunard Line RMS Queen Mary Cabin Class Passenger List - 2 July 1948

Painting of the RMS Queen Mary by W. Thomas, Cunard Line RMS Queen Mary Cabin Class Passenger List - 2 July 1948. GGA Image ID # 1674e40bd0

 

Passenger List Information

RMS Queen Mary Cabin Class Passenger List – 2 July 1948

 

Item Description

This Cabin Class Passenger List, dated 2 July 1948, represents a post-war transatlantic crossing aboard the illustrious RMS Queen Mary. The voyage from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg under the command of Captain J. D. Snow, R.D., R.N.R., captures a significant moment in maritime history, as the world transitioned from wartime austerity to renewed peacetime luxury.

Rich in historical and aesthetic value, this document features a beautifully illustrated cover, a comprehensive listing of passengers and crew, and practical travel guidance. The inclusion of a painting by W. Thomas of the RMS Queen Mary further enhances the item's artistic appeal.

 

Key Features

  • Date of Voyage: 2 July 1948
  • Route: Southampton – Cherbourg – New York
  • Vessel: RMS Queen Mary, Cunard Line
  • Commanding Officer: Captain J. D. Snow, R.D., R.N.R.
  • Specifications: Quadruple-screw turbine ship with a gross tonnage of 81,235.
  • Contents:
    • Passenger and officer rosters, showcasing a blend of elite travelers and everyday passengers.
    • Illustrated cover and interior, including a painting of the RMS Queen Mary.
    • Travel logistics such as mail handling, customs, and cabin arrangements.

 

Historical and Design Highlights

The RMS Queen Mary, launched in 1936, stands as an enduring icon of maritime luxury and innovation. This particular voyage, just three years after her critical role as a troopship during World War II, reflects her return to civilian service at a time of global recovery.

The passenger list’s elegant design, paired with its documentation of a culturally significant journey, captures the essence of post-war optimism and the golden age of transatlantic travel. The inclusion of senior officers and the cabin purser staff further underscores the ship's commitment to excellence.

 

Notable Passengers (Potential VIPs)

  1. Cmdr. H. W. Ackworth, R.N.
    • Naval officer whose presence reflects the Queen Mary's continued role in facilitating connections between military and civilian life.
  2. Rev. Mother Aquinas
    • A senior religious figure, indicative of the vessel's diverse passenger demographics.
  3. Dr. J. Apley
    • Prominent medical professional, contributing to the academic and cultural significance of this voyage.
  4. Mr. Jose V. Ariza y Lopez
    • Likely associated with the post-war diplomatic or economic rebuilding efforts between Europe and the Americas.
  5. Col. A. P. Lyons
    • A high-ranking military figure, enhancing the historical depth of this artifact.

 

Historical Significance

This passenger list offers a glimpse into the recovery of transatlantic travel after the upheaval of World War II. The RMS Queen Mary, a technological marvel of her time, symbolizes the resilience and innovation of maritime engineering. The voyage’s timing in mid-1948 highlights the role of ocean liners in re-establishing cultural and economic ties between continents.

 

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