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Brought to you by Penguin. Hear the enthralling story of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's largest ever warship. 65,000 tons. 280 metres long. A flight deck the size of sixty tennis courts. A giant piece of Sovereign British territory that's home to up to fifty Aircraft. HMS Queen...

Learn about the lives and careers of all thirty-seven Captains of the RMS Queen Mary, and what it took for them to reach the highest maritime position, achieving command of what was the largest ship in the world when constructed. Starting out as young boys on sailing ships, gaining qualifications and experience, Naval service during wartime, and spending decades progressing through the ranks on steamships, these men are the exception that made it to the pinnacle of their careers.

This book is an account of ships that have borne the name Queen of the Lakes, an honorary title indicating that, at the time of its launching, a ship is the longest on the Great Lakes. In one of the most comprehensive books ever written on the maritime history of the lakes, Mark Thompson presents a vignette of each of the dozens of ships that have held the title, chronicling the dates the ship sailed, its dimensions, the derivation of its name, its role in the economic development of the region, and its sailing history.