THE RMS QUEEN MARY
The Royal Mail Ship Queen Mary had a long and illustrious career. Her early years began with her maiden voyage on May 27, 1936, as the prize of the Cunard Line. She carried 1,742 passengers (708 in First Class; 631 in Second Class; 403 in Third Class); a crew of 1,186 men and women; 100 reporters; 6,124 sacks of mail, and during her maiden voyage, the BBC installed a number of microphones aboard ship to broadcast the event around the world. In addition, three telephone operators were in place to handle the 600 telephone receivers which were locate in the First Class cabins, as well as on the ship's decks. The passengers had the novelty of being able to ring each other on board, as well as calling home while at sea.
The Queen Mary is not the first ship to be haunted, and it certainly won't be the last. A ship that has traveled so long and so far, and has carried so many people to so many places, has countless memories stored within the rooms and corridors of its massive metal framework. There are cold spots, phantom gusts of wind, objects moving or disappearing and unexplainable electrical problems. One can hear the clanking of chains, oil drums banging and footsteps echoing in the darkness. Some people hear glasses clink and laughter ring out in the dead of the night, perhaps as part of a continuing party from a bygone era.
It is no wonder that strange and unexplainable things continue to happen within the metal frame that holds this ship and its memories together. Sometimes it can be seen, while others times it can be heard or felt. For those who have witnessed the events, it is all too real. It is part of the oftentimes fearful unknown, a "dead zone" that sends a shiver up people's spines, makes their hair stand on end, or causes them to seek the safety of a well-lit room and find comfort in other human contact. These occurrences continue to happen with great frequency to people from all walks of life - skeptics and believers alike. As some parapsychologists suggest, where there are so many memories and emotions, there is bound to be residual energy, and a potential for hauntings.
*Information provided by The Haunted Queen Mary.
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