Morse Code sent from The Queen Mary

This page contains a recording of morse code being sent from the Queen Mary (call sign GBTT) To Tuckerton Radio (call sign WSC) as she steamed away from New York for the last time at the end of her career. The recording was made by a radio amateur about 30 miles from NYC in 1967. The Queen Mary's tone is quite distinct from the replies and contains the "click" to the key presses and chirpy tone - a recognizable feature of her transmissions. Many thanks to Ken Mugridge of Canada for sending it in. There is more on the tape including a transmission from the SS United States which I may upload later.

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The message reads:

TO MANAGER AND STAFF WSC TUCKERTONRADIO // AS WE TAKE OUR LEAVE OF NEWYORK AND REGRETFULLY STEAM DOWN THE HUDSON FOR THE LAST TIME WE SEND YOU ALL OUR THANKS AND APPRECIATION FOR THE COOPERATION EXTENDED TO US OVER THE YEARS BEST WISHES AND OUR KINDEST REGARDS // RADIO STAFF GBTT+

WSC replies

GBTT DE WSC SVC R R AND MANY TKS OM

(Service Roger Roger and many thanks Old Man)

RR NW SHOOT K

(Roger Roger - Shoot (=send all your messages) K (=invitation to transmit))

WSC replies:

R R THIS SEEMS SAD MOM -

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