Is the Queen Mary Haunted?



Is the Queen Mary Haunted? The RMS Queen Mary is often called one of the most haunted places in the world. Let’s explore this luxury ocean liner’s amazing history and then dive into it’s most famous ghost stories. Then you decide – do ghosts haunt this ship?



Questions Explored in this Episode



When was this luxury liner built? How long did it take to built and how much did it cost? How did it get its name? What was it’s job during World War II? Why did it go out of service? How did it end up moored off of Long Beach, California? Who are its most famous ghosts? Why do people say it’s haunted? What paranormal activity have people experienced while staying at this floating hotel? Is it haunted?



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Arriving in New York Harbor, 20 June 1945, with thousands of US soldiers – there is a prominent degaussing coil running around the outer hull.



History of the Queen Mary



Pat explores the history of the this famous ship. The British government funded the ship with a loan and it first sailed in 1934. During WWII, the ship operated as a troopship carrying Allied soldiers, nicknamed the Grey Ghost. After its retirement, this luxury liner was moored off Long Beach, California and has been made into a hotel and tourist attraction. For a short time, Disney considered buying the ship to use as a version of the Haunted Mansion attraction.



Photo of Lady in White by Dane Valentina



The Debate



Rebecca and Pat debate if it is haunted. One of the most haunted hotel rooms in the world is Stateroom B340. Another popular ghost is John Pedder, a shipmate killed by Hatch 13 in the boiler room. Lastly, the ghost of a little girl named Jackie haunts several places on the ship, but her favorite place is the first class pool.



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Sources for this Week’s EpisodeWikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_MaryThe Queen Mary: https://www.queenmary.com/tours/tours-exhibits/haunted-encounters/ and https://www.queenmary.com/history/Travel and Leisure: https://www.travelandleisure.com/hotels-resorts/most-haunted-hotel-america-queen-marySkeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2013/07/the-queen-mary-is-not-haunted-but-i-understand-why-you-think-she-is/Haunted Death Ghost Videos (Lady in White Photo): http://hauntedearthghostvideos.blogspot.com/2012/10/white-lady-ghost-caught-on-queen-mary.htmlYouTube – Grunge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk50qduemUYPatch: https://patch.com/california/longbeach-ca/queen-mary-historical-landmark-haunted-or-it-hoaxSF Gate: https://www.sfgate.com/disneyland/article/How-Disney-tried-to-turn-the-Queen-Mary-into-a-15689671.phpArcadia Publishing: https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Navigation/Community/Arcadia-and-THP-Blog/December-2017/%E2%80%8BLegendary-Ghosts-of-the-Queen-MaryYesterday’s America: https://yesterdaysamerica.com/is-the-rms-queen-mary-haunted/The Hundreds: https://thehundreds.com/blogs/content/queen-mary-a-haunting-in-long-beachUnsolved Mysteries Fandom: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/The_Queen_MaryQueen Mary Cruises: http://www.queenmarycruises.net/queen-mary-ship-haunted/Ranker: https://www.ranker.com/list/ghost-stories-from-the-haunted-queen-mary/sabrina-ithalMirror: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/ghost-spotted-paranormal-investigator-board-13311730The QE 2 Story: https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php?topic=1443.0The Dead History: https://www.thedeadhistory.com/ghost-of-officer-stark/Paranormal Legacy: https://paranormallegacy.com/the-history-of-the-queen-mary-ship/



Music for this episode performed by Michael RiversIntro: “III. Allegro moderato from Gargoyles” by Lowell LiebermannOutro: “Dream Images (Love-Death Music)” by George CrumbBumper: “Ghost Waltz” by Lowell Liebermann



“Pat Facts” and “Ghost Story” themes by Mondo“Time for a Debate” theme by Gail Gallagher gailgallaghermusic.com

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