who is the queen mary ship named after
RMS Queen Mary The ship was named after Queen Mary, consort of King George V. Until her launch, the name she was to be given was kept a closely guarded secret. Legend has it that Cunard intended to name the ship Victoria, in keeping with company tradition of giving its ships names ending in "ia", but when company representatives asked the king's permission to name the ocean liner after Britain's "greatest queen", he said his wife, Queen Mary, would be delighted.[9] And so, the legend goes, the delegation had of course no other choice but to report that No. 534 would be called Queen Mary.[9]