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Queen Mary 1936 Sea Trials, Arran Mile
This painting shows the brand new RMS Queen Mary,shortly after her release from the King George V Graving Dock, running her speed trials off the coast of the Island of Arran.
Her hull is freshly coated with anti-fouling paint, crews having removed the accumulation of growth and barnacles that had developed during the time between her launch and final completion date.
She has proceeded up the Irish Sea to the coast of Scotland, to the measured mile just off the coast of the Island of Arran. Here the Queen Mary is conducting her speed trials, as well as other tests, to determine her efficiency before being turned over to Cunard. The Queen Mary will pass her tests effortlessly, and continue on to a magnificent career both in war and peace. Today she is permanently berthed in the Port of Long Beach, California, open to visitors as a museum, hotel, and convention center.
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