TS Queen Mary is a Clyde steamer launched in 1933 at the William Denny shipyard, Dumbarton, for Williamson-Buchanan Steamers. She is currently being restored as a museum ship, in Glasgow.[1]
Design and construction
TS Queen Mary originally measured 871 gross registered tons and was powered by three direct drive steam turbines built by Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company. The vessel held a passenger certificate for 2,086 passengers, later reduced to 1,820.
Following the completion of her trials during which a maximum speed of 19.7 kn was achieved on the Skelmorlie measured mile, she joined Williamson-Buchanan's fleet on 20 May 1933.
Service history
Williamson-Buchanan based TS Queen Mary at Glasgow's Bridge Wharf, where she carried approximately 13,000 passengers each week.[2]
TS Queen Mary sailed during the summer season for the Arran coast, or for the Kyles of Bute.