* John Treasure Jones; Last Captain of Queen Mary Ocean Liner
John Treasure Jones, 87, the last captain of the Cunard liner Queen Mary. He commanded the ship on its 1,000th and final voyage in 1967, from New York to Southampton, England, urging passengers: “Up with the spirits and down with the champagne.†Jones also sailed the Queen Mary to its permanent berth in Long Beach, where it became a hotel and tourist attraction. Born in Wales, Jones went to sea at 16 on a tramp steamer. Later working for Cunard, he was master of the Saxonia, Mauretania and Queen Elizabeth. On Wednesday in Chandler’s Ford, England.
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