Queen Mary leaves England on maiden voyage 80 years ago this hour (May 27 1936)

1930s


Video: 'Queen Mary's Maiden Voyage'

(Wednesday, May 27, 1936, 4:30 p.m. BST) — With a quarter of a million people lining the shores to witness her departure, the Cunard liner RMS Queen Mary left England this afternoon on her maiden voyage to New York.