The QUEEN ELIZABETH making her final arrival at Southampton at the. She was to be fitted with Denny-Brown stabilisers whilst in the King George V dry dock. The tender ROMSEY which had brought the officials out to the stricken ship made a solo attempt at pulling the liner off the mud, but the towline parted under the unequal strain. It is comparatively short - a long weekend by the express steamers or six and a half hours by air. Just over 400 crew (mostly from the AQUITANIA) had joined the QUEEN ELIZABETH at Clydebank, under the command of Captain Jack Townley, signing Articles for a short coastwise voyage which would ostensibly terminate at Southampton where a hurriedly prepared dry-docking plan had been received by the port authority. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. !!! There was still thick fog in Southampton Water and the QUEEN ELIZABETH returned to Cowes Roads to anchor overnight. Shuttle' the two Queens were never in the same port at the same time, and the schedules avoided either ship lying at anchor at Gourock during the period of full moon. However, war was declared just twelve days later. Some two thirds of Cunard's passengers crossed the Atlantic on holiday: hence the company's slogan 'Getting there is half the fun'. The SEAWISE UNIVERSITY (ex QUEEN ELIZABETH) at Cape Town, on 14th June 1971, on passage to Hong Kong. WebRMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger Lists 1947-1954 RMS Queen Elizabeth, World's Largest Liner. [38][39], The wreck also featured in a flashback sequence in an episode of American Dragon: Jake Long. On 6th February 1940 he ordered that the liner should leave the Clyde at the earliest possible date and 'remain away from the British Isles for as long as this order remains in force'. Each fin had an outreach of 12 feet 6 inches and was 7 feet 3 inches wide. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. The summer overhauls were routine and no special work was done. 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. The new company intended to operate the ship as a hotel and tourist attraction in Port Everglades, Florida, similar to the planned use of Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. [14] The ship was then sent for fitting out. Sanders Samuel Donald . After Esquimalt the QUEEN ELIZABETH sailed for San Francisco, and, on arrival, briefly ran aground near the Golden Gate Bridge. Her master, Captain Ford, had attempted to avert the incident by ordering 'half-astern' on the starboard engines, but it was too late. CPO. Engines were checked and boilers tested, but only six of the twelve boilers were considered functional for the long passage. 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. WebHMS Queen Elizabeth during the Second World War 1939-1945. At eleven o'clock that evening Captain Townley opened his sealed orders and the Elizabeth's destination was at last known - New York. Sometimes a log book, with details of the ships voyages (see section 7), was filed along with the agreements and crew lists. shipyard, bound for the Tail of the Bank off Greenock. The first, on 28th January in cabin main-deck 93, was extinguished by Southampton Fire Brigade and the second fire, just twenty-four hours later, was discovered in a C-deck cabin. New York Mayor John Lindsay boarded the QUEEN ELIZABETH on sailing day 30th October to bid an official 'farewell'. The first hint of competition from the airlines came in October 1951 and this resulted in speeding up the turn-round of the 'Queens' in 1952. WebThe Queen Elizabeth is the newest addition to the Cunard Line and made its debut voyage in October 2010. Other than silt found in some inlets, there was very little evidence of the grounding. [29] The vessel was finally declared a shipping hazard and dismantled for scrap between December 1974[30] and 1975. This information will help us make improvements to the website. The QUEEN ELIZABETH at anchor at the Tail of the Bank off Gourock. Under the command of Commodore Sir James Bisset, the ship travelled to the Isle of Arran and her trials were carried out. Quadruple-screw, 31 knots. John Brown Image The queen is greeted by Sir Percy Bates of Cunard John Brown Image The front cover of the official launching booklet for the Queen Elizabeth From there she sailed to Simonstown (Cape Town) where German prisoners of war boarded, heading for internment in the United States. While being constructed in the mid-1930s by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, the build was The Elizabeth sailed at 8.pm. Queen Elizabeth with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. With Queen Mary she provided weekly luxury liner service between Southampton in the United Kingdom and New York City in the United States, via Cherbourg in France. Honolulu was interested as were the Australians. [16] As passenger numbers declined, the liners became uneconomic to operate in the face of rising fuel and labour costs. The new centrally-placed companionway is in place in this photo and there's a repaint where the ladders once were. He said that it had become a source of irritation to him and his colleagues on the board. [citation needed], As a troopship, Queen Elizabeth left Singapore on 11 February, and on 23 February 1942 Queen Elizabeth secretly arrived in Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada. By the end of the year Queen Inc. was bankrupt with debts of $12 million. 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. These are undeniable facts. The maiden voyage had been arranged to depart from Southampton on 16th October 1946. [citation needed]. They were filed at the Register Office of Merchant Seamen, the forerunner of the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen (RGSS). 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. These lists do not include passengers who joined ships en route. 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. Breakfast was from 6.30am until 11.am; and dinner from 3.pm to 7.30pm. 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Flt.Lt. ", The promenade deck main square on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. [19], Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary were both used as troop transports[20] during the war. The passenger carrying business was now losing money: 1.9 million in 1962, 1.6 million in 1963 and 3 million in 1965. A southbound run produced a speed of 29.75 knots. 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. A serious fire broke out in No.4 boiler room on 13th February and was fortunately brought under control. Over 3,000 tons had to be pumped out eventually at a cost of 140,000 to Mr Tung. <<<<<< >>>>>>>. In the foreground are the United States. The list was kept on board and then sent to the Register Office of Merchant Seamen, the central administration office of the Merchant Navy, on the ships return to Britain. WebThe National Records of Scotland holds agreements and crew lists under the reference BT 3, covering 1867-1913, for Scottish ships only. The QUEEN ELIZABETH sets off on her 'secret' dash to New York. 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. The highest number that she carried on any one voyage was 15,932 passengers and crew, but the record for the highest number ever carried in one ship goes to the QUEEN MARY with 16,683. At the end of her time at Gourock one thousand Clydebankers ('Bankies') sailed south with the ship to alleviate the acute shortage of local skilled labour at Southampton. On 29 December her engines were tested for the first time, running from 0900 to 1600 with the propellers disconnected to monitor her oil and steam operating temperatures and pressures. [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. AB. Alternatively, browseBT 98/1-139(1747 to 1853) to view all the ports and years for which there are records in this period. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. However, U.S. legislators had another surprise up their sleeve. Use the search box in BT 99 to search by name of ship or official number. [16] During her war service as a troopship, Queen Elizabeth carried more than 750,000 troops, and she also sailed some 500,000 miles (800,000km).[9]. wartime home port, for the very last time on 12th March 1966. Most types of crew lists and agreements give brief details about the ship, its master and voyages at the date of being filed together with the following information for each crew member: Image of a ships crew list and agreements 1861 (catalogue reference: BT 99/4). 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