By coincidence she had grounded in almost the same geographical spot as the AQUITANIA, ten years previously almost to the day. ", The QUEEN ELIZABETH docking on the north side of Cunard's Pier 90, in the North River, Manhattan. It was controlled simply by the necessity to provide sufficient passenger accommodation and propulsion to operate a two-ship weekly express service across the North Atlantic. It was named after Dr Gauss, a nineteenth century expert on magnetism, whose theories had enabled the Germans to produce their new lethal magnetic mines. These are undeniable facts. On 25th November 1935 Sir Percy Bates wrote to Swan Hunter; Vickers Armstrong; John Brown and Cammell Laird advising them that, although his Board had not reached any final decision, they might decide to build a vessel to run alongside the QUEEN MARY. On 7th August 1946 the QUEEN ELIZABETH entered the King George V dry dock where her 140-ton rudder was inspected. The QUEEN ELIZABETH sets off on her 'secret' dash to New York. From the outset the intention had been to operate a two-ship service on the North Atlantic. The only signs of White Star which remained were the buff funnels of the BRITANNIC and the GEORGIC. Typical winter conditions in the North Atlantic. The small vessel's skipper hoisted a flag signal: "What ship is that?" It was not only the declining fortunes of Cunard's passenger business which threatened the fleet of which the QUEEN ELIZABETH was still the flagship. She was to be fitted with Denny-Brown stabilisers whilst in the King George V dry dock. with the man above him practically resting on top of him. Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary were used as troop transports during the Second World War. The UNITED STATES took the 'Blue Riband' on her maiden voyage. 1947-02-13 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1947-05-24 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1947-09-11 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1948-05-14 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1948-06-24 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1948-10-31 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1949-05-06 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1949-08-27 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1949-10-14 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1950-11-16 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1952-05-07 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1952-06-18 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1953-06-11 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1954-08-26 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 1954-12-23 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List. Work on the QUEEN ELIZABETH proceeded rapidly and by February 1937 Colvilles were supplying steel to Clydebank for this ship at the rate of 500 tons a week. She was nonetheless a popular ship. Captain Townley received two telegrams on his arrival, one from his wife congratulating him, and the other from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth thanking him for the vessel's safe delivery. From the passengers' point of view it had the disadvantage of being 100 miles further away from Paris than Le Havre. While being constructed in the mid-1930s by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, the build was Archives, Open Government Licence Boat drill was carried out on departure from New York. In spite of the understandable Canadian protestations that they wanted their soldiers to step directly on to Canadian soil, Commodore Bisset recommended that future repatriations should be to either New York or Boston. Under the terms of the Cunard Insurance Act, Cunard was obliged to start work on the second ship before the Act expired in 1936. Portions of the hull that were not salvaged were left at the bottom of the bay. With potentially upward of 500 crew requiring to scramble up from their quarters below, the sheer climb would have presented quite a hazard, particularly in bad weather and at a time of emergency. She docked on the north side of Pier 90 at 5.pm on the afternoon of Thursday, 7th March 1940. By the beginning of March 1940, Queen Elizabeth was ready for her secret voyage. Alternatively, browseBT 98/140-563to view all the ports covered for this period and the alphabetical ranges of ships for each port. CPO. A/CPO Lornie Peter Barnard. Sanders Samuel Donald . On 14th April 1947 the QUEEN ELIZABETH was homeward bound and after leaving Cherbourg encountered thick fog in the Channel. At 11.15am the following day the QUEEN ELIZABETH was safely berthed at Port Everglades and the final, often fatal, order on the bridge telegraph was rung to the engine room: 'Finished with Engines'. The QUEEN MARY gained the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic from the NORMANDIE in 1938, but the Cunard Line always refused to accept the trophy. Sanders Samuel Donald . This 'Glee Party', as it was known, then toured the vessel deck by deck. [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. The year 1960 proved to be another good one for Cunard. The following morning, 18th April 1947, she steamed into Southampton - fifty hours late ! As required by law, Commodore Bisset obligingly raised the Cunarder's recognition flags 'G B S S'. As the moment arrived for the launch, the QUEEN ELIZABETH was delicately balanced on her slipway and for many hours previously, because of the removal of most of the supporting timbers, an almost imperceptible movement had already taken place. More than a year after the two 'Queens' had last met in New York, they sailed in company for the very first time in April 1941. [9], In 1955, during an annual overhaul at Southampton, England, Queen Elizabeth was fitted with underwater fin stabilisers to smooth the ride in rough seas. The QUEEN ELIZABETH at anchor in Sydney Harbour waiting. Dimensions, 987' x 118' WebAll surviving agreements and crew lists with their logbooks are held by The National Archives, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. The first was New Zealand and the second was Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Group of islands. Five days, nine hours and 3,127 nautical miles after leaving the Tail of the Bank, the QUEEN ELIZABETH passed the Ambrose Channel Light Vessel off New York and picked up her pilot. The fins were retractable into the hull to save fuel in smooth seas and for docking. Muster rolls for this period did not usually record the names of the whole crew but did provide: However, some lists, appearing randomly during this period, also show: There would have been calculation tables but none of these are thought to survive. Her propellers thrashed the shallow water into billowing clouds of yellow and black as sand and mud were churned up from the sea bed. All this seemingly had no end, but this complacency would be destroyed completely in the 1960s. GGA Image ID # 1d36e82385 Queen Elizabeth (1940) Cunard Line Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. With the passage of time the area of Hong Kong harbour where the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY (ex Cunard - White Star liner QUEEN ELIZABETH) lay has been filled in and a new airport built on the reclaimed land. Lady Assistant Pursers were introduced on the Cunard liners after the, Second World War. WebThe Cunard - White Star Liner QUEEN ELIZABETH 1938 - 1972 LIVERPOOL SHIPS ACCRA OF 1947 ELDER DEMPSTER LINES AUREOL ELDER DEMPSTER LINES BRITANNIC and GEORGIC CUNARD WHITE STAR CARINTHIA CUNARD LINE EMPRESS OF BRITAIN CANADIAN PACIFIC EMPRESS OF CANADA LOSS BY FIRE A signal for assistance was sent and - within the hour - the company, port and salvage officials were on board and in conference with Captain Ford. Any search results will be divided into alphabetical ranges according to the initial letter of the ships name. In June 1952 the QUEEN ELIZABETH was recording some very fast passages, just prior to the entry into service of the UNITED STATES on 4th July. Her carrying capacity was over 15,000 troops and over 900 crew. [9] For this new tropical purpose, the ship received a major refit in 1965, with a new Lido deck added to her aft section, enhanced air conditioning, and an outdoor swimming pool. It was eventually decided to send the QUEEN ELIZABETH to Canada for drydocking at Esquimalt. The superheated steam needed to be cooled to normal working temperature before slowing the ship could even be considered. Quadruple-screw, 31 knots. These are undeniable facts. being transported (not for $100) in the QUEEN ELIZABETH who, in a burst of enthusiasm, said to one of the officers: "Say, why can't you British build a ship like this?" A painting by Captain Stephen J Card of the two 'Queens' passing in, mid-Atlantic. Her carrying capacity was over 15,000 troops and over 900 crew. The prominent square ventilation cowls on the Mary were also dispensed with on the new ship; fans of a newer design were installed inside the ship. After leaving Singapore the QUEEN ELIZABETH headed for Sydney. The remainder, lying on the harbour bed, was blown up as the wreck was a hazard to navigation. It is therefore possible, for example, to find records of deaths of soldiers and prisoners of war returning on ships from the Boer War. Tonnage: 83,673. Two masts and two funnels. On 6th March 1946, when the QUEEN ELIZABETH arrived back in Southampton, the Ministry of War Transport announced that the ship would be the first ocean-going passenger steamer to be released from His Majesty's Government service. David Bowes-Lyon, had recently been appointed to the Board of Cunard and had arranged for Sir Oswald Birley to paint the portrait which was hung in the first-class main lounge. The QUEEN ELIZABETH was not successful as a cruise ship. I have agreed in principle." The size of the two proposed superliners was not dictated in any way by a desire on the part of Cunard to have 'Big Ships' for their own sake. The majority of the QUEEN ELIZABETH's crew left for home on Cunard's SCYTHIA, leaving just 143 men to form a skeleton crew. This also suffered from low bookings and became known as the. The QUEEN ELIZABETH was ready for her trials in early October and sailed for the Clyde on the sixth of the month. The QUEEN ELIZABETH never enjoyed the same affection that the Cunard men held for the QUEEN MARY, being described as the 'colder' of the two ships. to the Ambrose Channel Light Vessel off New York at 27.91 knots. Costing almost twice as much as the Mary, the French liner was also more lavish in her first-class apartments. In July the ship was sold for $8.64 million to a company called Queen Inc. The QUEEN ELIZABETH was embedded in mud to a point just below the bridge. Her funnels are 70 feet high from deck level. The business was unsuccessful, and closed in August 1970. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. This was known as a 'degaussing' coil. The ship was now under Hong Kong ownership, and she sailed to Hong Kong on 10 February 1971. Launched, September 27, 1938. [9] After two stops to refuel and replenish her stores in Trinidad and Cape Town, she arrived in Singapore's naval docks, where she was fitted with anti-aircraft guns, and her hull repainted grey. But first the ship had to be moved from Port Everglades to Hong Kong. Experience had shown that once converted to oil burning, these ships could turn round in port in eighteen hours when necessary. After a ghost-like voyage across the Atlantic the QUEEN ELIZABETH arrived off the Florida coast on Saturday 7th December 1968. With the decline in popularity of the transatlantic route, both ships were replaced by the smaller, more economical Queen Elizabeth 2, which made her maiden voyage in 1969. The popularity of the two 'Queens' meant enormous profits for the Cunard Line and the two ships repaid their original investments many times over. Since the Registry General of Shipping and seamen regulations covered only British seamen, details of engagement, such as length of engagement, could be different, allowing a lascar seaman to be contracted for a period longer than one voyage and sometimes for several years. On 11th July Bates replied asking Piggot to 'think of another good number'. And so rota pilot F.G. Dawson boarded the, A signal for assistance was sent and - within the hour - the company, port and salvage officials were on board and in conference with Captain Ford. ', The QUEEN ELIZABETH slips away from Southampton for the, last time in the early morning fog of 28th November 1968. The dock would have to be 124 feet wide at its entrance and have a minimum depth of 40 feet. By six o'clock the next morning, thirteen tugs had arrived from Southampton, Portsmouth Dockyard and Poole. Steam was raised on all boilers on 1st March. Perhaps the advent of the fully air-conditioned UNITED STATES prompted Cunard to take this measure. During two years of near neglect, deterioration had rapidly set in, especially in the fragile boiler tubes. A/CPO Lornie Peter Barnard. accompanied by Sir Percy Bates, the Cunard chairman. Her brother, the Hon. Together with Queen Mary and in competition with the American liners SSUnited States and SSAmerica, Queen Elizabeth dominated the transatlantic passenger trade until their fortunes began to decline with the advent of the faster and more economical jet airliner in the late 1950s. The anchors were examined and each link of her anchor chains painted. Cunard had warned the new buyers against carrying passengers and would have nothing to do with the bookings, but nevertheless carried the blame in the eyes of the disgruntled passengers. A search on our catalogue of all the available crew lists is only practical for small ports. To economise on fuel, the QUEEN MARY was using just two of her four propellers. Additional competition in the form of the new UNITED STATES would also be a factor from mid 1952. Between 1858 and the First World War, the Merchant Navy did not keep registers of its seamen, so crew lists and agreements are the only records you are likely to find of an individual merchant seaman during this time. Another essential rule was that each man, regardless of rank, should wear or carry his lifebelt when outside his cabin at all times. There are usually several boxes of records for each port of registry, each box containing an alphabetical range of ships names. Dredging had not been completed at Port Everglades so Commodore Marr was instructed to cruise the Elizabeth slowly down the coast to 'show the flag'. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence The work, Cunard estimated, would cost 750,000. In 1961 Cunard liners were to make 207 sailings to and from New York. WebNew York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967 to 1962 for NYC (fee-based - at Ancestry) Includes passenger and crew arrival lists (and some departure lists) for vessels that were filed at various ports (such as Binghamton, Buffalo, NYC, Niagara Falls, Oswego, Rochester, Syracuse, and other ports) in the state of New York. Neville Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was convinced that faced with the growing competition from foreign liner companies there was not room for two big British companies acting in opposition to each other on the North Atlantic trade. Gregg William. The certificate would then be given back to the seaman which is why they can be found in the personal collections of an individual or their family. This is the story of the ship from the planning stages of the late 1920s, her war operations, her amazingly successful passenger service of the late 1940s and 1950s, and her demise in the mid 1960s. During the five years she had carried 300,000 passengers. After V.E. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. 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. 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) Therefore Cunard approached the Government and asked them if they would bear the additional burden. Looking astern over the cabin-class sports deck. They blamed it all on Joey and reports finally got back to the Commodore who ruled that Joey must go ! On 28th July 1948 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by their younger daughter Princess Margaret Rose, were received on board the QUEEN ELIZABETH, the flagship of Britain's merchant fleet. Denials of this speculation by British shipping representatives were not accepted. This is, indeed, the very heart of a shipping city, where, standing in the windows of that building, one can see the ships of all nations passing by in procession at tide-time, almost as mundanely as the trams whose terminus is at the water's edge. Although the 'Queens' could easily manage 27 or 28 knots, they were reduced to the convoy's common speed of around 20 knots. Townley had previously commanded Aquitania on one voyage, and several of Cunard's smaller vessels before that. The ships are listed alphabetically by name in the paper catalogue. There was no one on deck, but when the yacht was hailed an old lady appeared from below. A temporary electrical fault had developed with the Elizabeth's whistle control gear and she left Southampton in a silence that only added to the almost furtive feeling of the departure. CPO. By 1960 the jets had 70% of the transatlantic business. GGA Image ID # 1d374880f5, RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Class Smoking Room. Agreements and crew lists from the 19th century are occasionally accompanied by ships logs and this becomes increasingly common for 20th century records. For the first time it seemed possible that two ships could be built which would be able to maintain a weekly express service between Southampton and New York, doing the work previously done by three ships. The Americans were characteristically amazed and within five days had removed the Australian hammocks and bunks, and in their place had fitted fold-down 'Standee' beds, made of tubular steel and easy to clean canvas webbing. The result brightened up the ship considerably after the years of drabness. WebScenes on the main podium prior the launching, the two Princesses are notable, especially Princess Elizabeth , our future Queen! [21] After her trials Queen Elizabeth finally entered passenger service, allowing Cunard White Star to launch the long-planned two-ship weekly service to New York. Neville Chamberlain now had the difficult task of steering the North Atlantic Shipping (Advances) Bill through the tortuous channels of Parliament. Following his retirement, Sir James was in great demand as a lecturer and one day was telling some schoolchildren of the days when 2,000 lbs of bacon and 32,000 eggs were cooked for breakfast every day. On 16th May 1966, just six weeks after completing her overhaul on the Clyde, the QUEEN ELIZABETH became the first major casualty of the strike and was laid up at Southampton. Just two funnels were needed on the new ship instead of the three on the Mary and these were self-supporting, having their stays on the inside of the stack. Two months later the purchasers realised that the river was not deep enough. Steam locomotives delivered the steel plates, but lighter items were brought in by horse-drawn lorries. at Southampton which was specially constructed for the 'Queens'. At 11.15am the QUEEN ELIZABETH weighed anchor and was abeam the Cumbraes an hour later. But the QUEEN ELIZABETH made only 38 crossings and yet carried 66,000 passengers, giving a average of 1,752. The first day was Monday 26th February and just after noon, escorted by six tugs, the new ship left the fitting-out basin at Clydebank and proceeded down the River Clyde to an anchorage at the Tail of the Bank. Use the search box contained withinBT 98to search by ships Official Number and date. Other than for Southampton's Albion Band, the quayside was almost bereft of well-wishers. Gregg William. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. The new fire regulations (that Cunard had not been able to afford) were incorporated, bringing the ship into line with the stringent standards required by the United States. She urgently needed to be drydocked to have the remains of her launch gear removed from her bottom plates which would then have to be cleaned and painted. Those crew members who, for family or other reasons, declined to sign the new articles were taken off the QUEEN ELIZABETH, sworn to secrecy and subsequently spent many hours, virtually interned, on board the Southampton tender ROMSEY in a nearby loch. The original design for the engines was for single-reduction geared turbines, the brainchild of Sir Charles Parsons, in which a reduction gear box is placed between the turbine and the propeller shaft for the purpose of allowing both the turbines and the propellers to run at speeds of revolution suitable for maximum efficiency; high speeds of revolution are required for turbine efficiency and low speeds for propeller efficiency. Whilst on the G.I. Barry Claud Barrington. Completed by the masters of ships engaged in the coastal or fishing trade, giving the voyages and crew for the preceding half year, and was to be filed within 21 days of the end of June or December. Some of the publications below may be available to buy fromThe National Archives bookshop. Apparently the torpedo had exploded well away from the ship. The Americans demanded that the QUEEN ELIZABETH be brought up to the new standards of fire protection which would have to include the fitting of additional fire sprinklers and the boxing-in of stairways that could otherwise act as deadly draught tunnels in the event of fire. There was great complacency in the Cunard boardroom: people would always prefer to cross the ocean by liner, and preferably by Cunard ! two express steamers became a reality in August, 1947. Any problems that were encountered were resolved by the foremen concerned by sending in extra men to assist temporarily with the work that had fallen behind and bring the construction work back to its timetable. Over 3,000 tons had to be pumped out eventually at a cost of 140,000 to Mr Tung. INS forms used to record information about passengers, crew members, and aliens: Form 680 or I-480, List or Manifest of Aliens Employed on the Vessel as Members of the Crew (used in 1945) Form I-481, List or Manifest of all Persons Employed on a Great Lakes Vessel (used in 1945) 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) Following the demise of Queen Elizabeth, the largest passenger ship in active service became the 66,343 GRT SSFrance, which was longer but with less tonnage than the Cunard liner. The rest, up to 1989, have been destroyed. The fewer crossings were due to the, At the Cunard Steamship Company's Annual General Meeting held on 28th May 1959, the Chairman Colonel Denis Bates speculated on how the world would be travelling in the future. Within that context, as Sir Percy Bates, the chairman of the Cunard Steamship Company, never tired of explaining: "The two new vessels represent the smallest and slowest ships which can fulfill these conditions and accomplish such a regular service. Recently introduced legislation by the International Maritime Commission also influenced the board's decision. Tung's great ship was reconditioned and converted into the ship of his dreams. Within each box the lists are randomly arranged. That is quite sufficient to ensure her a place in the story of Liverpool ships. The National Archives of Australia has a large number of record series concerning ships crews and the merchant navy. This website uses cookies to improve functionality. WebQueen Elizabeth docked at Southampton in 1967. After several crossings with Joey on board, the crew began to grumble that the weather seemed to have taken a turn for the worse. From 1835 until 1857, crew lists and agreements were organised by port of registry and then alphabetically by ship name (see sections 8.1 and 8.2 for search advice), and then from 1857 onwards, you will need to find the ships official number to locate these records (see section 3 for more information). REINA DEL PACIFICO PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION. [29] The vessel was finally declared a shipping hazard and dismantled for scrap between December 1974[30] and 1975. May 11 - 16 First time more than 10,000 persons had traveled on any ship (9,880 troops, 875 crew). [21], The ship ran aground on a sandbank off Southampton on 14 April 1947, and was re-floated the following day. The fewer crossings were due to the Elizabeth's extended overhaul during which stabilisers were fitted, and if she had made her usual 44 crossings then the results might have been very different. All these quickly spread, fanned carried by the ample supply of air coming into the ship through the open shell doors. We can either copy our records onto paper or deliver them to you digitally, Visit us in Kew to see original documents or view online records for free, Consider paying for It was out of the question for the Elizabeth to sail up to John Brown's shipyard at Clydebank, so it was planned to ferry men and equipment out to the liner as she lay at anchor off the Tail of the Bank. With flight time cut from twelve to less than seven hours, the lure was irresistible. The American liner made 44 Atlantic crossings and carried 70,104 passengers in 1955. This should be seen in the context of the QUEEN MARY's record of 31.69 knots when she took the Blue Riband of the Atlantic in September 1938. But the prime reason for the day's visit was for the Queen to unveil a portrait of herself. Some two thirds of Cunard's passengers crossed the Atlantic on holiday: hence the company's slogan, In September 1959 an announcement was made to the effect that an independent committee of three, headed by Lord Chandos, had been set up to examine the Cunard Company's proposals for replacing the ', The year 1960 proved to be another good one for Cunard. Each piece in this series covers a number of ships and therefore appears in our catalogue as a range of numbers. After her launch the QUEEN ELIZABETH was towed round to the fitting-out berth where she would remain for the next sixteen months. This meant that the crew had to re-sign on foreign-going Articles. The main record series for muster books isBT 98. 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. After the formal speeches had been completed there was a pause as high tide and slack water were awaited. A model of the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth has sat serenely for the last 15 years, gliding along on its pedestal in a PEM gallery. 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. The view ahead on a sunny day in the North Atlantic. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. The Elizabeth's final round voyage to New York left Southampton on 23rd October 1968. Harland & Wolff found itself in a peculiar situation. Mr C.Y. The 'Queens' experienced many difficulties when navigating the Solent due to yacht manoeuvres. First Armored Infantry Division (15,125 troops, 863 crew). was given a coloured disc or card (red, white or blue) and this indicated the section of the ship in which he must remain during the voyage. On 8th May 1967, the axe finally fell and it was announced that the QUEEN ELIZABETH would be withdrawn a year earlier than originally planned - in the Autumn of 1968 after a final summer on the Western Ocean. Early in the afternoon of 9th November a large, two-funnelled steamer was sighted, some six to seven miles away. The QUEEN ELIZABETH off the Battery area of Manhattan as she. 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. Tung and contained much well looked after second hand tonnage within its fleet. Altogether the QUEEN ELIZABETH made 35 round voyages across the North Atlantic on the 'G.I. With the forward well deck omitted, a more refined hull shape was achieved, and a sharper, raked bow was added for a third bow-anchor point. WebSearch and download () lists of passengers boarding at UK and Irish ports and travelling to places such as America, Canada, India, New Zealand and Australia between 1890 and 1960 (BT 27) on the findmypast.co.uk website and also on the Ancestry.co.uk website. Promenade deck 724 feet long. The Company's liners carried 207,563 passengers or 23.95% of the combined total of passengers carried by all transatlantic shipping lines in 1960. However, over the winter of 1967/68, Cunard received several serious enquiries from potential buyers. On 8th May 1967, the axe finally fell and it was announced that the QUEEN ELIZABETH would be withdrawn a year earlier than originally planned - in the Autumn of 1968 after a final summer on the Western Ocean. AB. 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