Welcome to the internet's leading source of Queen Mary information and photographs
part of the Clyde Turbine Steamers website from paddlesteamers.info - the internet's leading website for side-wheel paddle steamers

TS Queen Mary during her "Wilderness Years" : 1978 - 1987

 LANGUISHING AT EAST INDIA HARBOUR, GREENOCK

QM laid up at Greenock wintry KW.jpg
Above : Queen Mary laid-up at Greenock. picture by kind courtesy of Kenny Whyte
QM alongside Suilven in winter K Whyte.jpg
Above : Her first winter of lay-up, alongside the car-ferry MV Suilven at Greenock. Photo by kind courtesy of Kenneth Whyte
Above : 1978 - her first summer season out of service. Photo by kind courtesy of Kevin Hoggett
Queen mary in 1981 by Dave Souza.jpg
Above : Queen Mary laid up at Greenock in 1981.
Photograph by Dave Souza posted on Wikipedia  Original source

Displayed under the Creative Commons 2.5 terms for use as approved by the photographer when displayed on the Wikipedia website. Not to be further copied unless terms on the CC 2.5 are complied with. Many thanks to Mr Souza for making the photo available.

QUEEN16.jpg

Above : Views supplied by courtesy of Robert McLuckie
Above : The lions rampant were removed from the funnels at Lamont's yard.  Photo courtesy of Kenny Whyte
LEAVING THE CLYDE FOR THE LAST TIME
QM leaving greenock for London K Whyte.jpg

Above : Queen Mary about to leave Greenock for London. Photo by kind courtesy of Kenneth Whyte.

Above : Departure under the cover of impending darkness

AT KING GEORGE V DOCK LONDON AFTER BEING SOLD TO TESRIGHT LTD

John Jones QM KGV Dock London 01 03 81.jpg

Above : A view kindly supplied by John Jones

Queen Mary John Jones KGV small.jpg

Above : Another view from John Jones

Queen Mary 1981 John Jones small.jpg

Above : John Jones also photographed QM with Bournemouth Queen (later Queen of Scots, Rochester Queen) alongside

Above : Queen Mary's wheelhouse as it remained during her period of lay-up in London. Many thanks to Kenneth Whyte for this photo.

GETTING READY FOR A NEW ROLE

Queen Mary was sold to Bass-Charrington (Toby Restaurants Division) in 1987 as a long-awaited replacement for PS Caledonia which was lost to fire in 1980 and for the other Clyde turbine steamer King George V, the original choice to replace her, until she succumbed to fire during her refit at Cardiff.

at chatham by Chris Allen.jpg

Above : Before she arrived at London .............
Queen Mary was fitted out at Chatham.
Photo displayed by kind courtesy of Chris Allen taken on 24th July 1988

Return to
Queen Mary Homepage