SS Queen of Bermuda

SS Queen of Bermuda was a British cruise ship operated by the Furness Bermuda Line during the mid 20th century.

SS Queen of Bermuda dockside
History
United Kingdom
Owner: Furness Bermuda Line
Builder: Vickers-Armstrong Shipbuilders
Launched: 2 September 1932
In service: 1933
Out of service: 1966
Fate: Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage: 22,501 grt
Length: 579 ft (176 m)
Beam: 77 ft (23 m)
Propulsion: Steam turbo-electric
Capacity: 773 passengers

Queen of Bermuda was built by Vickers-Armstrong Shipbuilders, and entered service in 1933, operating between New York City and Bermuda.[1] She was used in British government service during and following World War II, returning to her commercial sailings in 1949.[1] She continued in that capacity until November 1966, when Furness Bermuda ceased operations, and she was scrapped in Scotland the following month.[2]

Queen of Bermuda measured 22,501 gross register tons, and was 579 feet (176 m) long, with a beam of 77 feet (23 m).[1] She was a quadruple screw turbo-electric vessel (QTEV) with a service speed of 20 knots (23 mph).[1] She had a capacity of 733 passengers, all in first class.[1] [3]

Her nearly identical sister ship was the SS Monarch of Bermuda, which entered service in 1931.[4]

References
  1. Miller Jr., William (2001). Picture History of British Ocean Liners 1900 to the Present. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications. p. 76. ISBN 0-486-41532-5.
  2. "Shipping anniversary celebrates end of era". The Royal Gazette. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. "Rebuilt Queen of Bermuda is Last Word in Comfort", The Philadelphia Inquirer, pg 25, 27 Feb 1949
  4. Hardy, A. C. (8 September 1936). "Bermudian Luxury Liners". Shipping Wonders of the World (Part 31): 970–974. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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