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Queen Mary captain returns to his ship
Long Beach celebrated the Queen Mary 10th anniversary as a tourist attraction with John Treasure Jones the ship’s last captain and his wife Belle aboard. Jones recalled a career starting as a 16-year-old apprentice in 1921 and spanning 46 years at sea before retirement in 1967.
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Los Angeles Times
Long Beach
Calif
John Treasure Jones
Belle
Chandler's Ford
Southampton
England
Hyatt House
Duke of Edinburgh
Jones
Belle Jones
White Star Line
Euripedes
Australia
Wall Street
White Star
Line
Pillar
Liverpool
Cunard
Duke of Windsor
Nicholas Monserrat
Duke
Mary
New York
Cape Horn