| | | Queen Mary Museum Quality Replica Ship | One of the largest
passenger liners ever
built, the Queen Mary
made over 1,000
crossings of the
Atlantic. During
World War II, it was
given the name, "Grey
Ghost" when it was
painted in camouflage
and its portholes
blacked out, and it
began military
transport. Servicing
the war effort, it
traveled more than
600,000 miles and
carried over 800,000
troops. One historic
journey to New York
in May of 1943
included passenger
Winston Churchill and
5,000 German
prisoners of war.
40" long x 5 " Wide x
13.5" High
Requires over one
hundred to build from
scratch (not from a
model kit) by a
master artisan.
Built with rare, high
quality woods.
Painted the actual
colors of the
Normandie.
To build this ship,
extensive research
was done using
various sources such
as museums, drawings,
copies of original
plans and photos of
the actual ship.
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