Queen Mary at the time of the war known as " The Grey Ghost " could be capable of transporting up to 600,000 soldiers . After World War II , the Queen Mary and then changing the function to be a passenger freighter again . Queen Mary's journey ended on December 9, 1967 , and now converted into a restaurant and inn .
Queen Mary is also renowned as one of the most haunted places in the world . Just imagine , according to rumors , there are about 150 ghost in there ! The most famous ghost is that the pool occupies first class and second class . In the first pool , often seen a woman use the swimsuit 30s pacing near the pool . While in the second pool , frequent laughter ghost little boy named Jackie . It is said that he died of drowning in the pool while sailing .
In the Queen 's Salon , there is a young woman dressed in white ghosts are often seen dancing alone . Meanwhile in the passenger cabin , there are a lot of strange things , like lights that turn on themselves in the middle of the night , the phone mystery , until the sound of a baby crying .
There are numerous ghosts and hauntings reported on the Queen Mary:
Stateroom B340 is no longer rented out because the the volume of paranormal activity. Some people claim that it is haunted by the ghost of a murdered pursur, but we found that information on other ghost websites and not on any of the tours conducted by the Queen Mary. The faucets are supposed to turn on by themselves, and sheets from the bed are said to have flown across the room. The room is now stark white with very little firniture in it.
One of the most famous ghosts of the Queen Mary is believed to be that of John Pedder, a fireman in the engine room who was crushed by the infamous "Door 13" in the part of the ship known as "Shaft Alley." Apparently during emergencies, the watertight doors would be closed to seal off sections of the ship to avoid sinking. The legend goes that crew members would hop back and forth through the doorways as many times as they could before the door would close. John Pedder apparantly tried one too many times and was crushed by the closing door.
A man seen wearing blue overalls sometimes described as having a beard has been seen walking down shaft alley and disappearing at Door 13. On the Ghost and Legends tour they refer to this man as "Half Hatch Harry," but that was not the real name. John Pedder is listed on the sign in the infirmary of crew members that died.
The First Class Swimming Pool is another famous haunted location on the Queen Mary. Some reports claim that it is haunted by the ghost of people who drowned in the pool, but the Queen Mary's own sign detailing the causes of death for passengers on the liner does not list a single death due to drowning. The ghosts seen in the first class swimming pool seem to be exclusively female. There are reports of at least one adult woman and a little girl that haunt this location. The little girl is said to have drowned in the second class swimming pool (which has since been removed). Her name is reported to be "Jackie," and she is seen in many places across the ship.
The changing rooms at the back of the swimming pool are said to hold a vortex of negative energy, or perhaps a gateway between dimensions. One story suggests that this is due to a woman having been raped in the changing rooms at one point. There is a live ghost webcam that continuously films the swimming pool. The pool is also part of the special effects tour Ghosts and Legends of the Queen Mary which includes smoke and light effects.
While all of the boilers have been removed from the ship when it was docked at Long Beach, the massive rooms that once housed them remain. The forward boiler rooms are now used as part of the Ghost and Legends special effects show, the massive middle boiler rooms have been converted into conference space, and the aft boiler rooms are included on the regular tour and the late night paranormal tours. The boiler rooms were dangerous places, and it is not surprising that these locations may have there own ghost stories. Jackie is sometimes seen in the boiler rooms, as well as a male ghost that is thought to have been a crew member that worked on the boilers. The rooms are very massive and have a creepy feeling to them.
During World War II when the Queen Mary was known as the Grey Ghost, she accidently rammed one of her escort ships causing it to sink. At the point on the bow of the Queen Mary where she collided with the escort screams can sometimes be heard. The public is normally only allowed to visit this part of the ship on the Ghosts and Legends tour.
There are many other parts of the Queen Mary that are said to be haunted. It seems the whole ship is a beacon for paranormal activity. The infirmary and the Lounge are other parts of the ship with their own tales of ghosts. In our interviews with various members of the crew, we got reports of strange feelings fairly often. The only crewmember who reported seeing a possible apprarition related this story to us.
One waitress at the Chelsea restaurant states that she had been working the host podium and saw three guests walk towards her through the long hallway that leads from the deck to the restaurant. She looked down at the reservation book for a party of three, but when she looked back up there were only there people. She asked the guests whether or not they prefer to wait for their third member before being seated, but they said that there were only two of them. She also reported that the faucets in the nearby womans bathroom go on and off by themselves.
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