How big was the Queen Mary Rogue Wave? #shorts
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in 1942 whilst undertaking trooping duties Queen Mary was hit by a wave estimated to be around 75 ft or 22.8 M tall
the ship took on a 52° list but did manage to write itself and was able to sail back to the harbor
with an estimated 16,000 people on board at the time this could have been a very different story
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In 1941 while undertaking vital WWII trooping duties, the Queen Mary was hit by a monstrous rogue wave! The wave was so severe, the ship took on a 52 degree list and was almost lost! — 🚢 My Cunard History Website: https://www.chriscunard.com/ 📚 Buy my books: https://www.chrisframe.com.au/books 👕 Buy cruise merch: https://chrisframeofficial.Teemill.com/ 🛳️ Learn more about cruising at my Blog: https://www.chrisframe.com.au/ — References from full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9yxur-71mM Thank you to Rob Henderson and Doug Cremer from the Henderson & Cremer Collection for the imagery used in this video and Mike Brady @OceanlinerDesigns for supporting us with the animations of Queen Mary and Lusitania in this video, as well as Bill Miller for the image support for Michelangelo. Other imagery acknowledged / licensed as follows: White Cliffs of Dover: Bernd Feurich License: https://tinyurl.com/24df9jdx Ocean Waves: RostislavUzunov License: https://tinyurl.com/45rnjxjy Waves: Aleks Dahlberg License: https://tinyurl.com/bdfnzsst Waves: Tim Marshall License: https://unsplash.com/photos/uanoYn1AmPs Viking Polaris: Nolabob CC BY SA 4.0 License: https://tinyurl.com/4v8mv6c4 Rogue Wave, Picture taken in the Bay of Biscay, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Public Domain) License: https://tinyurl.com/44v947u4 Bremen Life Ring: Liebgard. CC BY SA 3.0 License: https://tinyurl.com/38j4snvz NOAA Ship in Storm: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Public Domain): License: https://tinyurl.com/ywnv8fhz Water over deck and hatches, Buonasera CC BY SA 3.0 License: https://tinyurl.com/ro3ewjkfdwkmafn 1915 ships in rough seas. Eerste Wereldoorlog. The Commons Usage License: https://tinyurl.com/sjhshadfja9flicrk Sailing ship in harsh conditions. Image published in Finnish periodical Kyläkirjaston Kuvalehti on 15th December 1881. Public Domain License: https://tinyurl.com/finnish82171 Overseas Chicago: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Public Domain) License: https://tinyurl.com/noaa39298 Rogue Wave Sign: Articseahorse CC BY SA 3.0 License: https://tinyurl.com/1995sign Tsunami Animation: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Public Domain). License: https://tinyurl.com/gif0101 Tsunami Animation: Régis Lachaume CC BY SA 3.0 License: https://tinyurl.com/5n6wv6j3 Tsunami, Train was carried away 200m from Onagawa Station. ChiefHira, CC BY SA 3.0 https://tinyurl.com/ju3fa244 Kronprinz Wilhelm: Library of Congress / Public Domain License: https://tinyurl.com/mvu4jy2a Michelangelo and Raffaello Docked, Public Domain (Italy) license: https://tinyurl.com/299euxer Caledonian Star. Stan Shebs CC BY SA 3.0 License: https://tinyurl.com/shebs921873 Norwegian Dawn. Daniel Schwen CC BY SA 4.0 License: https://tinyurl.com/nstai923 Prinsendam. The Carslile Kid. CC BY SA 2.0 License: https://tinyurl.com/4t9vtfdp Multiple clips of Ocean Waves, Videzy. License details: https://tinyurl.com/4p6ebu5j and https://tinyurl.com/3pyursrm Large wave on DELAWARE II. National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration. Public Domain: https://tinyurl.com/qwefdasgfvdsc Imperator Alexander. State Library of Victoria. Public Domain: https://tinyurl.com/au82882 NOAA Ship in a storm. National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration. Public Domain: https://tinyurl.com/bdknkkup Timelapse of the Milky Way video by faycol bogonko: https://www.pexels.com/video/time-lapse-video-of-milky-way-1926295/ Tsunami: Ilona Froehlich, Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/-6z8PHCcvrg Thumbnail waves: Silas Biasch, License: https://unsplash.com/photos/ceITO2rlDgc -- Cunard Queens at War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFQh4Eo0uB8 -- Tags: #QE2 #Roguewave #waves #hugewaves #queenmary #roughseas #cruiseship #oceanliner #disaster #QM2 #queenmary #rmsqueenmary #sinkingship #roguewaves #monsterwave #worldwar2 #rmsqueenmary #Cunard