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Record of Wartime Cruises
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This is a complete list of World War II cruises of the RMS Queen Mary, which Steve Harding has generously authorized me to copy to this web page from his excellent photo-filled book Gray Ghost: The RMS Queen Mary at War .

Steve Harding notes that "those crossings that do not have entries for the numbers of troops and passengers did, in fact, carry both: Many of the records of the QM's earlier wartime voyages were lost or destroyed in the years just after the war, so we're unsure of the exact numbers."

More info may be found in the "Information About Specific Crossings" pages.

More Information

Quick Info About This Ship
Ship Type: Passenger Ship
War Service Dates: March 1940 - September 1946
Built: 1930-1936 - John Brown & Co., LTD., Clydebank, Scotland
Troop Capacity: 15,000+ troops
Disposition: Hotel & convention facility in Long Beach, CA

1943
Dates Route
Mileage
Passage
Speed
Voyage
Captain
Notes
T=Troops,
P=Passengers
C=Crew
Dec 30, 1942 to
Jan 5, 1943		 Freetown to
Cape Town
3,441
5 days, 18 hours,
0 minutes
24.93k
WW #20
Bisset
 
Jan 7, 1943 to
Jan 15, 1943		 Cape Town to
Aden
4,981
8 days, 4 hours,
45 minutes
25.31k
WW #20
Bisset
 
Jan 15, 1943 to
Jan 18, 1943		 Aden to
Suez
1,332
2 days, 10 hours,
0 minutes
22.96k
WW #20
Bisset
 
Jan 25, 1943 to
Jan 28, 1943		 Suez to
Massawa
1,050
2 days, 18 hours,
42 minutes
15.74k
WW #20
Bisset
9,995(T) (To Sydney),
877(C)
Feb 3, 1943 to
Feb 9, 1943		 Massawa to
Maldive Islands
2,556
6 days, 6 hours,
0 minutes
17.04k
WW #20
Bisset
 
Feb 10, 1943 to
Feb 18, 1943		 Maldive Islands to
Freemantle
3,149
7 days, 20 hours,
30 minutes
16.71k
WW #20
Bisset
 
Feb 20, 1943 to
Feb 27, 1943		 Freemantle to
Sydney
2,881
6 days, 15 hours,
54 minutes
18.02k
WW #20
Bisset
 
March 22, 1943 to
March 26, 1943		 Sydney to
Freemantle
2,681
4 days, 8 hours,
42 minutes
28.60k
WW #20
Bisset
8,326(T) (To Gourock),
874(C)
March 28, 1943 to
April 6, 1943		 Freemantle to
Cape Town
4,903
9 days, 1 hours,
21 minutes
22.55k
WW #20
Bisset
 
April 9, 1943 to
April 15, 1943		 Cape Town to
Freetown
3,446
5 days, 18 hours,
0 minutes
24.97k
WW #20
Bisset
 
April 16, 1943 to
April 22, 1943		 Freetown to
Gourock
3,626
6 days, 2 hours,
3 minutes
24.83k
WW #20
Bisset
 
May 5, 1943 to
May 11, 1943		 Gourock to
New York
3,489
5 days, 20 hours,
50 minutes
24.78k
WW #21W
Irving
 
May 13, 1943 to
May 19, 1943
Drydock in Bayonne, New Jersey
June 1, 1943 to
June 6, 1943		 New York to
Gourock
3,469
5 days, 7 hours,
33 minutes
27.19k
WW #21E
Irving
(more)
June 10, 1943 to
June 16, 1943		 Gourock to
New York
3,358
5 days, 13 hours,
24 minutes
25.13k
WW #22W
Bisset
6,235(P), 922(C)
June 24, 1943 to
June 29, 1943		 New York to
Gourock
3,327
4 days, 23 hours,
18 minutes
27.88k
WW #22E
Bisset
15,281(T), 927(C)
July 4, 1943 to
July 9, 1943		 Gourock to
New York
3,203
5 days, 1 hours,
24 minutes
26.39k
WW #23W
Bisset
4,427(P), 908(C)
July 23, 1943 to
July 30, 1943		 New York to
Gourock
3,231
4 days, 20 hours,
42 minutes
27.69k
WW #23E
Bisset
15,740(T), 943(C)
Aug 5, 1943 to
Aug 9, 1943		 Gourock to
New York
2,563
4 days, 3 hours,
42 minutes
25.71k
WW #24W
Bisset
2,305(P), 1,036(C)
Aug 27, 1943 to
Aug 31, 1943		 New York to
Gourock
2,607
3 days, 23 hours,
18 minutes
27.36k
WW #24E
Bisset
15,116(T), 937(C)
Sept 5, 1943 to
Sept 10, 1943		 Gourock to
New York
3,187
5 days, 8 hours,
48 minutes
24.74k
WW #25W
Illingsworth
 
Sept 11, 1943 to
Sept 16, 1943
Drydocked in Bayonne, New Jersey
Sept 20, 1943 to
Sept 25, 1943		 New York to
Gourock
3,105
4 days, 18 hours,
42 minutes
27.07k
WW #25E
Illingsworth
(more)
Sept 29, 1943 to
Oct 5, 1943		 Gourock to
New York
3,434
5 days, 13 hours,
18 minutes
25.76k
WW #26W
Illingsworth
 
Oct 9, 1943 to
Oct 15, 1943		 New York to
Gourock
3,631
5 days, 15 hours,
33 minutes
26.79k
WW #26E
Illingsworth
(more)
Oct 18, 1943 to
Oct 24, 1943		 Gourock to
New York
3,446
5 days, 10 hours,
7 minutes
26.64k
WW #27W
Illingsworth
 
Oct 24, 1943 to
Nov 2, 1943		 New York to
Gourock
3,408
5 days, 7 hours,
36 minutes
26.71k
WW #27E
Illingsworth
(more)
Nov 5, 1943 to
Nov 11, 1943		 Gourock to
New York
3,683
5 days, 17 hours,
54 minutes
26.71k
WW #28W
Bisset
1,475(P), 903(C)
Nov 15, 1943 to
Nov 20, 1943		 New York to
Gourock
3,120
4 days, 18 hours,
0 minutes
27.37k
WW #28E
Bisset
12,146(T), 904(C)
Nov 24, 1943 to
Nov 30, 1943		 Gourock to
New York
3,222
5 days, 1 hours,
30 minutes
26.52k
WW #29W
Bisset
1,203(P), 910(C)
Dec 3, 1943 to
Dec 9, 1943		 New York to
Gourock
3,540
5 days, 11 hours,
12 minutes
26.98k
WW #29E
Bisset
11,907(T), 1,080(C)
(more)
Dec 14, 1943 to
Dec 20, 1943		 Gourock to
New York
3,635
5 days, 15 hours,
36 minutes
26.81k
WW #30W
Bisset
2,847(P), 1,087(C)
Dec 23, 1943 to
Dec 29, 1943		 New York to
Gourock
3,662
5 days, 10 hours,
30 minutes
28.06k
WW #30E
Bisset
11,990(T), 1,087(C)
(more)

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