Exploring the Bridge of the Queen Mary

A short tour of the Bridge of the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA. The bridge is the navigational command center onboard the ship. The ship had three wheels, one for control, one as a backup, and the third (grey) one was specially designed to hold a heading and acted as an 'autopilot'. Telegraphs for the engine room, docking, steering, and anchor/cable were also found here. Other equipment included a master compass, mechanical sounding equipment, echo sounding equipment, and an early form of radar added in the 1940's. A loudaphone system was also located here. (I had to use still photos in the video since the reflection was too great) Loudaphones are basically telephones that are able to filter out most background noise. Sometimes the crew allows you to walk though the chartrooms, but I think that's only when a guide is on the bridge and he was just leaving when I was getting there.

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