New York Mayor John Lindsay boarded the QUEEN ELIZABETH on sailing day 30th October to bid an official 'farewell'. In late 1968, Queen Elizabeth was sold to the Elizabeth Corporation, with 15% of the company controlled by a group of Philadelphia businessmen and 85% retained by Cunard. In writing to Cammell Laird, Sir Percy said that he was not entirely confident that it could deal with such a large ship and that in particular they might not be able to move the ship into their fitting-out basin. Dr Maguire recalled that the cruiser HMAS SYDNEY had been sunk by the German KORMORAN without a single survivor only a few days before, not far from the present position. Evangelist Billy Graham offered 2.1 million for her to become a floating bible school, and the United States Institute of Technology wanted her to become a floating university. Their welcome in New York was, to say the least, tumultous. Flt.Lt. The passage time to Nassau would be 39 hours each way, giving passengers almost two full days there. L.Sea. Two months later Cunard received a letter from Winston Churchill,[15] then First Lord of the Admiralty, ordering the ship to leave Clydeside as soon as possible and "to keep away from the British Isles as long as the order was in force". She was there to launch the second of Cunard's superliners - the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Early in the afternoon of 9th November a large, two-funnelled steamer was sighted, some six to seven miles away. The QUEEN ELIZABETH docked at Southampton at 11.am on 10th October. Just after midnight on 25th September 1967 the two 'Queens' passed each other in mid-Atlantic, the QUEEN MARY makingher final eastbound transatlantic crossing. Air travel increased across the Atlantic by 26% in 1958, whilst sea carryings reduced by just four and a half per cent. May 11 - 16 First time more than 10,000 persons had traveled on any ship (9,880 troops, 875 crew). All Digitized Passenger Lists For the RMS Queen Elizabeth Available at the GG Archives. Contact them directly to find out more. To a post-war Britain she was to become what the, The QUEEN ELIZABETH left Southampton on 30th March 1946 and arrived and anchored off Greenock the following day. The new ship weighed her bower anchor half an hour later and with a mean draught of 37 feet 9 inches slipped through the anti-submarine boom that stretched across the Clyde between the Gantock Rocks and the Cloch Lighthouse at 8.15am. A/CPO Lornie Peter Barnard. [38][39], The wreck also featured in a flashback sequence in an episode of American Dragon: Jake Long. Three five-day cruises between New York and Nassau, Bahamas were planned for February and early March 1963, after which the liner would return to Atlantic service. The loyalty that she was given by her crew, the lifeblood of any ship, was reflected in the service given to her passengers who patronised the ship in vast numbers time and time again. One detonation was heard. An alternative site was found at Fort Lauderdale in Florida. The QUEEN ELIZABETH had a heavily raked bow. The Clyde Navigation Trust indicated that the dredged channel in the Clyde would not be ready before the end of February 1940. WebThe eight ships which were passed into the ownership of the new concern were - ALPS, ANDES, BRITISH QUEEN, DAMASCUS, LEBANON, KARNAK, TENERIFFE and TAURUS. The charred remnants of her last ensign were cut from the flagpole and framed in 1972, and still adorn the wall of the officers' mess of marine police HQ in Hong Kong. each day in the QUEEN ELIZABETH's first-class restaurant. To ensure that good progress was maintained during construction, the General and Shipyard Managers met all the departmental head foremen at the gangway every Friday. The 'Cassandra' column in the 'Daily Mirror' on 29th November 1961 was uncharacteristically enthusiastic about the QUEEN ELIZABETH. On her maiden voyage the BREMEN crossed from Cherbourg to the Ambrose Channel Light Vessel off New York at an average speed of 27.91 knots, smashing completely the MAURETANIA's proud record of twenty years standing. the title of each video, exactly as I have shown it above. This cumbersome organisation had involved double-accounting and separate staffing. Cabins designed for two passengers were equipped with. dry dock at Southampton for annual overhaul. Captain Townley discovered that he was to take the ship directly to New York in the then neutral United States without stopping, or even slowing to drop off the Southampton harbour pilot who had embarked on at Clydebank, and to maintain strict radio silence. By New Year's Day 1972 the liner floated resplendent in her new livery of white hull and orange funnels, with the legend 'Orient Overseas Line' emblazoned along each side of her hull. Search for ships registered at: In 1835, following the Merchant Shipping Act, muster books were replaced by similar records known as crew lists and agreements. Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. The loyalty that she was given by her crew, the lifeblood of any ship, was reflected in the service given to her passengers who patronised the ship in vast numbers time and time again. Two thousand men were ferried out daily to work on the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY as she lay at anchor off Hong Kong. Apparently the torpedo had exploded well away from the ship. On 5th April 1968 Cunard announced its decision. Three years later it was announced that the QUEEN ELIZABETH would return to the Clyde in December 1965 for extensive improvements by her builders, John Brown & Company. Shuttle' the two. August 2 - 7 First time a complete division was carried on any ship. Over 3,000 tons had to be pumped out eventually at a cost of 140,000 to Mr Tung. The U.704, under the command of Kapitan Horst Kessler, was wallowing in a Force 8 gale off the west coast of Ireland before returning south to its base in France. At 3.50pm the Cumbraes were once again abeam and the QUEEN ELIZABETH anchored at the Tail of the Bank at 5.pm. [citation needed]. [32], After the fire, Tung had one of the liner's anchors and the metal letters "Q" and "E" from the name on the bow placed in front of the office building at Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, California, which had been intended as the headquarters of the Seawise University venture;[33][34] they later went on display with commemorative plaques in the lobby of Wall Street Plaza, 88 Pine Street, New York City. accompanied by Sir Percy Bates, the Cunard chairman. Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. The NORMANDIE - the QUEEN MARY's arch rival on the North Atlantic. The QUEEN ELIZABETH almost ready for launching, The QUEEN ELIZABETH towers over the tenements of Clydebank. Her master, Captain Ford, had attempted to avert the incident by ordering 'half-astern' on the starboard engines, but it was too late. Log books were deposited after each foreign voyage, or half-yearly for home trade ships. These are not two separate documents but one and the same thing; you may see them referred to simply as crew lists, or sometimes simply as agreements. CPO. Sir Percy Bates, dismayed at this prospect, wrote to the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Burrough, for a decision on the ship's future. Whilst in Singapore many of the crew frequented a pub called the 'Pig and Whistle'. With Japan and the United States entering the war after the debacle of Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, the QUEEN ELIZABETH was laid up at Sydney for seven weeks. [9] Queen Elizabeth herself performed the launching ceremony on 27 September 1938. [19], Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary were both used as troop transports[20] during the war. The QUEEN MARY found a buyerin the form of the City of Long Beach, California and she left Southampton on 31st October 1967 carrying 1,000 passengers on what was billed as 'The Last Great Cruise', involving a passage around Cape Horn. Many of the QUEEN ELIZABETH's fittings had been placed ashore in New York, Sydney and Singapore when she was converted into a troopship and all these globally scattered items had to be returned to Southampton for refurbishment, assembly, sorting and fitting. At around this time the Queen's microphone failed but with great presence of mind, Her Majesty quietly and almost unheard by those around her said: British Pathe The Queen launches the QUEEN ELIZABETH 1938. [10] Supposedly, the liner started to slide into the water before the Queen could officially launch her, and acting sharply, she managed to smash a bottle of Australian red over the liner's bow just before it slid out of reach. More men, boiler tubes and other equipment were flown to Aruba and after satisfactory repairs the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY sailed to Curacao for fresh water and fuel oil. Some of the publications below may be available to buy fromThe National Archives bookshop. They begin to appear amongst the records from 1852 onwards; many have been destroyed; usually only those recording a birth or death have survived. Bdmn. One sample is held by The National Archives and the other by the National Maritime Museum. This limited the turn-round at both Southampton and New York to just 36 hours which by current standards sounds very leisurely indeed! In mid Atlantic on 6th June she steamed 700 miles at an average of 30.43 knots, her fastest day's run since entering passenger service after the war. [26] The vessel was sold at auction in 1970 to Hong Kong tycoon Tung Chao Yung.[9]. WebRMS Queen Mary: 80,774 GRT: 1936: Currently a Hotel ship 16 October 1946 (entered service) RMS Queen Elizabeth: 83,673 GRT: 314 m (1,031 ft) 1946 1972 (Destroyed by fire) Scrapped in 1974 (after sinking) 3 February 1962 (entered service) SS France (1962-1980) SS Norway (post-1980) 66,343 GRT(as built) 76,049 GRT (final size) Captain Bisset said, after the war, that an explosion was heard, Altogether the QUEEN ELIZABETH made 35 round voyages across the North Atlantic on the 'G.I. Tung had acquired the vessel for $3.5million, and had insured it for $8million, led some to speculate that the inferno was part of a fraud to collect on the insurance claim. The National Maritime Museum holds 10% of agreements and crew lists for 1951-1976. In January 1931 agreement was reached with the New York Port Authority for a thousand-foot long pier at a rent of 48,000 a year. Rodaway Thomas. (The QUEEN MARY had been ship number 534). Captain Bisset said, after the war, that an explosion was heard, "and we increased to 31 knots without any trouble.". WebFirst time the Queen Mary carried American troops (8,398 troops, 905 crew). 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