Captain D Sorrell, Queen Mary, last voyage

Dec. 12, 1956 - Captain of the Liner Queen Mary complete his last voyage: Captain Donald Sorrell, 63, made his last voyage in command of he Cunard liner Queen Mary when he left the ship at Southampton yesterday and returned to his wife at their luxury flat overlooking Southampton Docks. He is retiring at the end of the year after serving 47 years at sea. Captain Sorrell, who holds the certificate of an Extra Master in Sail, displayed his great seamanship three years ago when, during a dock strike in New York, he berthed the Queen Mary without the aid of tugs or pilot. Photo shows Captain Donald Sorrell and his wife look over the past from the family albums at their flat overlooking Southampton Docks yesterday

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Albums Berthed Certificate Cunard Displayed Extra Overlooking Retiring Returned Seamanship Sorrell Southampton Tugs

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