<P> In 25 -- 30 July 1943 , Queen Mary carried 15,740 soldiers and 943 crews ( total 16,683 ) , a standing record for the most passengers ever transported on one vessel . During this trip , while 700 miles ( 1,100 km ) from Scotland during a gale , she was suddenly hit broadside by a rogue wave that may have reached a height of 28 metres ( 92 ft ) . An account of this crossing can be found in Carter 's book . As quoted in the book , Carter 's father , Dr. Norval Carter , part of the 110th Station Hospital on board at the time , wrote in a letter that at one point Queen Mary `` damned near capsized ... One moment the top deck was at its usual height and then , swoom ! Down , over , and forward she would pitch . '' It was calculated later that the ship rolled 52 degrees , and would have capsized had she rolled another 3 degrees . The incident inspired Paul Gallico to write his novel , The Poseidon Adventure ( 1969 ) and carry the incident to a fictional extreme . This was adapted as a 1972 film by the same name , in which the SS Poseidon is turned upside - down , and the trapped passengers try to escape . Parts of the film were shot in the actual Queen Mary , conveniently docked in Long Beach . </P>
<P> In 25 -- 30 July 1943 , Queen Mary carried 15,740 soldiers and 943 crews ( total 16,683 ) , a standing record for the most passengers ever transported on one vessel . During this trip , while 700 miles ( 1,100 km ) from Scotland during a gale , she was suddenly hit broadside by a rogue wave that may have reached a height of 28 metres ( 92 ft ) . An account of this crossing can be found in Carter 's book . As quoted in the book , Carter 's father , Dr. Norval Carter , part of the 110th Station Hospital on board at the time , wrote in a letter that at one point Queen Mary `` damned near capsized ... One moment the top deck was at its usual height and then , swoom ! Down , over , and forward she would pitch . '' It was calculated later that the ship rolled 52 degrees , and would have capsized had she rolled another 3 degrees . The incident inspired Paul Gallico to write his novel , The Poseidon Adventure ( 1969 ) and carry the incident to a fictional extreme . This was adapted as a 1972 film by the same name , in which the SS Poseidon is turned upside - down , and the trapped passengers try to escape . Parts of the film were shot in the actual Queen Mary , conveniently docked in Long Beach . </P>
where is the queen mary docked in california
where is the queen mary docked in california
in Long Beach
in Long Beach