Museum Represents a museum WC No EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Greenock HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear Yes DisabledAccess No OpeningTime1 11 am and 12 noon ArchitectName Messer's Denny of Dumbarton OpeningDate1 11/9/2016 IsNewThisYear Yes ID Google Panorama ID 14304 Refreshments No Street The street address Garvel Dry Dock Postcode PA15 2AJ Parking No DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource TS Queen Mary Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived inverclyde Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2817 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.94656,-4.725682; Description An account of the resource <p>TS Queen Mary was built in 1933 by Messer's Denny of Dumbarton, for Williamson Buchanan Steamers Ltd. </p><p>In 1935, at the request of Cunard White Star Line, TS Queen Mary was renamed Queen Mary II, so as to release the name Queen Mary for yard number 534, then under construction at John Brown’s shipyard, in Clydebank. </p><p>She was withdrawn in 1977 and towed from the Clyde to King George V Dock London.For almost twenty years the ship was operated as a successful bar and restaurant complex. She was sold to a French consortium in 2009, and then a private investor in 2011. Both plans fell through and, in October 2015, Friends of TS Queen Mary purchased the ship at auction, and then raised almost £300,000 in cash and in-kind support to return her to the Clyde, in May 2016.</p><p>The charity's aspiration is that Queen Mary will be one of the UK’s largest interactive maritime exhibits and will provide an unparalleled way of learning about our maritime and social history. As a museum, she will connect local people with their river and its industrial heritage. Queen Mary will offer a range of exciting curriculum-linked learning experiences to all schools in Strathclyde, for pupils and learners of all ages and abilities. She will inspire the next generation in a range of related disciplines.</p><p> </p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933