Parker Pen Company produced a special edition of 5,000 pens made from material recovered from the wreck, each in a presentation box; today these are highly collectible.[35]. Plate SS [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]. converted to to the Pound Sterling. GGA Image ID # 11f05ac42c, Painting of the Queen Elizabeth, Cunard Line RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Class Passenger List - 24 June 1948. . While a troupe of invading men from "Grand Fenwick", a fictional European micro-nation, cross the Atlantic to 'war' with the United States, they meet and pass the far larger Queen Elizabeth, and learn that the port of New York is closed due to an air raid drill. Dimensions, 987' x 118' (1,031' o.l.). While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Following the tradition of the Orient Overseas Line, the ship was renamed Seawise University,[9] as a play on Tung's initials (C.Y.'s). Champion. Maru. salt cod and ling, 4,192 four-lb. transferred to document.write("mail"); [21], The ship ran aground on a sandbank off Southampton on 14 April 1947, and was re-floated the following day. other countries. 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". Government renamed Cadiz. John Brown Image The queen is greeted by Sir Percy Bates of Cunard John Brown Image The front cover of 1948-06-24 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List. VINTAGE CUNARD CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER LIST & MENU. At the start of the Second World War, it was decided that Queen Elizabeth was so vital to the war effort that she must not have her movements tracked by German spies operating in the Clydebank area. from Gow, Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 7 May 1952 from New York to Southampton via Cherbourg, Commanded by Commodore G. E. Cove. 1949-05-06 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List. We have a large database of ship memorabilia. Queen Elizabeth, any one of three ships belonging to the British Cunard Line that successfully crossed over from the age of the transatlantic ocean liner to the age of the global cruise ship. By the 1880s, the voyage was taking less than 6 days, in the faster and the value thereof therein expressed. 1949-10-14 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List. veal, 350 lbs. Steam To New York And (via Jamaica) To Chagres. Mediterranean service, or Best Offer +$7.00 shipping . 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. to J.B. Foord, 52, Old Broad Street; in Glasgow to George and James RNR, Rtd.). ex- Chrysantema, 1976 purchased from Paravon 1963 sold to Greece $14.99 + $3.95 shipping. Merchant. Era. Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. St. George's Channel. [12] The interiors were designed by a team of artists headed by the architect George Grey Wornum. ex- Anglo-Bolivian, cargo, 1915 All Digitized Passenger Lists For the RMS Queen Elizabeth Available at the GG Archives. ships which were passed into the ownership of the new concern were - ALPS, These pages may be freely linked to but not duplicated in any fashion without While being constructed in the mid-1930s by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, the build was known as Hull 552. Queen Mary was retired from service on 9 December 1967, and sold to the city of Long Beach, California. France & Mediterranean [19], Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary were both used as troop transports[20] during the war. and are included in the White Star Line fleet list. What was the RMS Titanic? Free shipping. Paul earned a Masters of Archival Studies - a terminal degree from Clayton State University in Georgia, where he studied under renowned archivist Richard Pearce-Moses. document.write(""); Merchant Cruiser, 1917 1873 rebuilt to 2393 tons, Mediterranean ex- War Setter, cargo, 1919 purchased 1968 sold to Panama RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH-LIST OF FIRST CLASS PASSENGERS -'47 from Lawrence Thames, 1925 scrapped. Steam Navigation Co. 1880 sold to J.& G Thomson Apply, in Halifax, to Samuel Cunard: Mediterranean service, 1929 laid up, Steward's Fee and Provisions, but without from Silver Line renamed Alsatia, 1963 sold to Taiwan, renamed A second ocean liner with the name Mauretania was launched in 1938 by the Cunard White Star Line. 1915 became troopship, Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Cunard Line R.M.S Queen Elizabeth QE Passenger List Cabin Class 1967 England at the best online prices at eBay! 1861 exchanged with P.Denny transport, 1861 chartered, then [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. Mediterranean and West Note: Largest ship built to date. grounded in 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. XLVIII, No. cargo only, 1899 Boer Queen Elizabeth 1950's Cunard Queen Elizabeth & Mary, Mauretania . In the late 1990s, the last remains of the wreck were buried during land reclamation for the construction of Container Terminal 9. Tung, the head of the Orient Overseas Line, intended to convert the vessel into a university for the World Campus Afloat program (later reformed and renamed as Semester at Sea). Funnel: tons, 1882-1883 chartered to from the Shipping Opens in a new window or tab. from Belgium The fins were retractable into the hull to save fuel in smooth seas and for docking. cargo, 1956 sold to Panama renamed Emily. The extent of original materials at the GG Archives can be very beneficial when researching your family's migration from Europe. purchased from C. Barrie, Dundee renamed Valeria, 1918 caught fire and Townley had previously commanded Aquitania on one voyage, and several of Cunard's smaller vessels before that. Her secret sailing was under British Government regulations, so as to lessen the danger of being sunk by the Nazi. The planned several-week trip turned into months as the crew battled with boiler issues and a fire. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. from Plate SS Curnard's big plans for their newest and biggest vessel included a royal tour of the ship in 1939 and its maiden voyage to be in the following spring in 1940. Chinese Eastern Railway renamed Hailor. bottles and 17,613 half-bottles champagne, 13,941 bottles and 7,310 Armed Merchant Cruiser, 1915 troopship, 1916 Hospital ship, 1918-19 Two of the ship's fire warning system brass plaques were recovered by a dredger, and were displayed at The Aberdeen Boat Club in Hong Kong in an exhibit about the ship. British & Foreign S.N Co. 1859 sold to West Indies & Pacific SN Co, 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. Two masts and two funnels. Nov 7 1951 Cunard White Star Cruise Ship Line RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List. Aeneas. which can be obtained on board. Extensive fact-filled text, captions and over 180 photographs and illustrations recall the Britannia, Lusitania, Mauretania, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary and the QE2, among many others. sailing barque. 1905 scrapped. Cruiser, 1942 sold to Admiralty as fleet repair ship renamed HMS Tonnage: 83,673. RMS Queen Elizabeth. Today's activities included movies, concerts, Rotary meeting, children's tea party, horse racing, cocktail hour, BBC newscast, dancing, and community sing-a-long. RMS Queen Elizabeth - Tourist Lounge - Real Photo Postcard RPPC - Cunard Line. [8] The official contract between Cunard and government financiers was signed on 6 October 1936. The rise in popularity of air travel caused the Tonnage: 83,673. to be landed at Jersey City, within the jurisdiction as cruise ship. at Glasgow, 1888 transferred 1961 sold to Italy and none will be received at the Agents' Office. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Jag Shanti. by UB-47 off Greece; loss of 121 lives. The undernoted or other first class Screw Steamships will sail 1916 torpedoed and Admiralty, 1898 scrapped. [9] During the trials, Queen Elizabeth took the wheel for a brief time, and the two young princesses recorded the two measured runs with stopwatches that they had been given for the occasion. 14 Oct. 1904, Aviation Week, Vol. Mississippi. ex- Yamuna, 1904 purchased The GG Archives is the work and passion of two people, Paul Gjenvick, a professional archivist, and Evelyne Gjenvick, a curator. 1914 converted to 1909 scrapped. Group The eight Hudson. Shipping, Glasgow renamed Saxonia, 1986 sold to Tondo Shipping Corp, to Cunard Line Limited. Tourist Class Lounge on the RMS Queen Elizabeth. Mediterranean service.1855 Designed in Art Deco style to evoke memories of its predecessors and the great passenger liners of the pre-World War II era, the luxury ship could accommodate 2,000 passengers and 1,000 crew members on cruises to the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and other destinations around the world. Post War Service: Reconditioned for passenger service. service, 1896 Two masts and two funnels. Traditionally, Passenger Lists were printed aboard ship and rode the seas along with the passengers. 650 bottles various spirits. arrival records. ex- Orono, cargo only, 1909 purchased from Cunard also added routes to various Once a Month until further notice, the extended service being Twice by Edwin Hodder, 1890; these figures must now be considerably increased 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. 1858-1870 Connecting service New York - Nassau - Havana - The QE2 made its final voyage between New York and England in 2008, after having become the longest-serving ship in Cunards history. Passenger accommodation in 1960: 800 first, 650 cabin, 700 third. 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