Teabag1927
Familiar Face
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- Ontario, California
Today is the 73rd anniversary of the maiden voyage of the RMS Queen Mary !
On this day, 27.May.1936, the art deco jewel left southampton under command of Sir Edgar T. Britten, with....
Fresh Meat: 50,000lbs
Poultry: 20,000lbs
Fresh Fish: 17,000lbs
Bacon and Ham: 9,000lbs
Sausages: 2,000lbs
Vegetables: 50,000lbs
Fruit: 30,000lbs
Butter and Lard: 10,000lbs
Eggs: 50,000
Ice Cream: 6,000 quarts
Wine: 14,500 bottles
General Stores: 200,000lbs
Potatoes: 50,000lbs
Flour: 35,000lbs
Beer: 20,000 bottles
Keg Beer: 6,000 Gallons
Cigars: 500
Cigarettes: 25,000 packets
As well as £2.5 million worth of gold bullion!
As a "QM" enthusiast and frequent visitor, I'm sure you will all join me in thanking her for 73 years of beautiful history, and also in wishing her a bright future full of art deco splendor and a haven for 1930s freaks such as myself for years to come !
On this day, 27.May.1936, the art deco jewel left southampton under command of Sir Edgar T. Britten, with....
Fresh Meat: 50,000lbs
Poultry: 20,000lbs
Fresh Fish: 17,000lbs
Bacon and Ham: 9,000lbs
Sausages: 2,000lbs
Vegetables: 50,000lbs
Fruit: 30,000lbs
Butter and Lard: 10,000lbs
Eggs: 50,000
Ice Cream: 6,000 quarts
Wine: 14,500 bottles
General Stores: 200,000lbs
Potatoes: 50,000lbs
Flour: 35,000lbs
Beer: 20,000 bottles
Keg Beer: 6,000 Gallons
Cigars: 500
Cigarettes: 25,000 packets
As well as £2.5 million worth of gold bullion!
As a "QM" enthusiast and frequent visitor, I'm sure you will all join me in thanking her for 73 years of beautiful history, and also in wishing her a bright future full of art deco splendor and a haven for 1930s freaks such as myself for years to come !
