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Posted by Bill West on Thu Sep 4 03:21:19 2008, in response to Re: Weehawken Terminal)Correction, posted by RedbirdR33 on Sun Aug 31 20:58:31 2008. I agree the ship appears to have received wartime grey paint. If it is the Queen Mary, the window for the shot would be a pretty narrow. The possible timeline would be:March 1 1940 requisitioned, painting starts. Could the hull have been finished in a week? because... March 7, 1940 Queen Elizabeth arrives and would be in view on the north side of the pier. March 21, 1940 QM leaves while QE is still there. QM operates from Australia to Europe for the rest of 1940 and all of 1941. A drydocking had been planned for Singapore at the end of 1941 but when the Japanese invaded there on Dec 8, 1941 (same day as Pearl Harbor because of the dateline) the docking was moved to the US east coast February 9,1942 the Normandie burns and capsizes. mid February 1942 QM departs Boston for South Africa. So the only windows would be the week the painting was going on in March 1941, or if the Queen Mary stopped in New York on its way to Boston in January 1942. On the other hand if it is the Queen Elizabeth (my guess because of wide window strip for the grill cafe on the top aft deck) the timeline is: March 7, 1940 arrives and docks on the north side of the pier. March 21, 1940 QM leaves. ??, 1940 QE moved to the south side of pier 90. Nov 13, 1940 QE sails for South Africa. 1941 -shuttling between Australia and Europe, still on this service Dec 7 1941 and 2 months later when the Normandie was lost. So the window would be spring to fall of 1940. By the way, good find Olog. Bill |
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