Episode 50: The RMS Queen Mary

Once a symbol of luxury and elegance, the RMS Queen Mary carried some of the world's wealthiest passengers across the Atlantic... before being transformed into a warship and back. In this episode of From a Dark Place, we explore the ships glamour to conflict including the tragic collision with the HMS Curacoa and the lives forever tied to its decks. Now permanently docked in Long Beach, the Queen Mary is known not only for its history but all of the haunts you get with the territory. Unexplained sightings to long-standing ghost lore. SOURCESOfficial Queen Mary Website- History and Ship ArchivesNational WWII Museum- Troopship and wartime conversion recordsEncyclopedia Britannica- Historical overview of the Queen Mary and transatlantic liners