On this day in 1936, RMS Queen Mary leaves Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York with more than 1800 passengers. Here is a British Movietone report with highlights from the first voyage. Various ground and aerial shots of the ship leaving Clydebank. Shot of the bridge. Various shots of the ship at sea. Aerial etc. Bows into camera. This is not the launch. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - the story number is BM4360. #QueenMary #MaidenVoyage Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: Instagram:
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