S.S. Queen of Bermuda
The Queen of Bermuda was a Furness Line ship built in 1933 to serve passage between New York-Bermuda running a shuttle service with it's sister ship the S.S Monarch of Bermuda. During World War II, she was used as an Army Merchant Crusier and later a troop ship until 1947. In 1961 in Belfast, the ship was rebuilt and resumed the New York-Bermuda service line by 1962. The vessel was scrapped in December of 1966.
• Length: 167.64 m (550 ft)
• Beam: 23.16 m (76 ft)
• Propulsion: Three Funnels
• Speed: 19.5 knots (22-23 Mph)
• Capacity: 22,500 tons
• Occupancy 733 1st class passengers
Ancestors Traveled
Shirley Mae Morris (Born: 1925) went to Bermuda on this ship in 1950.