REINA DEL MAR PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION CO. Sir Basil Smallpiece said: Like a Greek tragedy the tale of woe gathered force. The Official Number was allocated on registration, retained for the life of the ship, and was not reused. A parakeet flew in through an open porthole at New York and quickly became the mascot of the ship's officers who bought him a fancy cage and named him Joey. The Cunard Line carried 177,547 passengers across the North Atlantic in 1961, 30,000 below the previous year's total. The work, Cunard estimated, would cost 750,000. On the orders of the neutral American government (in accordance with the Geneva Convention), only maintenance or construction work of a non-beligerent nature could be carried out on the liners moored along the New York waterfront. Tonnage: 83,673. The first stop was at Trinidad where she rendezvoused with a tanker five miles off Port of Spain. (from an original painting by Robert Lloyd). Looking forward from the first-class sports deck on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. The railway company expressed the view that the projected dry dock could not be started for some eight to ten years and that it would take between four and five years to complete. Sir Percy Bates stressed that "she would be no slavish copy of her sister". A skilled craftsman working on the QUEEN ELIZABETH earned just 3.2s.0d for a 47-hour work. 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. However, the launching ceremony, which was being broadcast to the nation by radio, did not go without incident. She had been designed for five-day transatlantic passages, not for long voyages. When a speed of 25 knots had been reached and maintained for one hour, the escorting warships were informed that the 'engine trials' had been satisfactory and that there was no objection to their standing down. Of all the arguments used in the United States to support the demand for subsidies for American merchant shipping, none has been advanced with greater potency than that America had to rely on foreign ships in the Second World War, and could not afford to do so again. WW2 Service: Throughout World War II she served as a very valuable troopship, completing the long period of duty in March 1946. GGA Image ID # 1d374880f5, RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Class Smoking Room. At 11.15am the QUEEN ELIZABETH weighed anchor and was abeam the Cumbraes an hour later. The dock could be emptied of its 180,000 tons of water in four hours. From 22nd October 1945 it was the QUEEN ELIZABETH's job to repatriate thousands of Canadian soldiers. When the above lines were written in the mid 1920s, the Cunard Line was operating its Southampton - New York express service with the MAURETANIA (1907), the AQUITANIA (1914) and the BERENGARIA (1913). The Japanese wanted her for a marine science museum in time for the 1970 Tokyo World Fair. Cunard hoped that its continuing involvement with the QUEEN ELIZABETH would reap worthwhile benefits in the years to come. 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". 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. WebThe National Records of Scotland holds agreements and crew lists under the reference BT 3, covering 1867-1913, for Scottish ships only. [9], The new ship improved upon the design of Queen Mary[10] with sufficient changes, including a reduction in the number of boilers to twelve instead of Queen Mary's twenty-four, that the designers could discard one funnel and increase deck, cargo and passenger space. However the QUEEN ELIZABETH still carried a full complement on occasions: over 2,000 passengers were on board on one eastbound sailing in June, 1963. In September 1969 a hurricane warning caused the then almost deserted ship to be partially scuttled to prevent her tearing away from her berth. end of her 'Farewell Cruise' on 15th November 1968. The liner is equipped with two sets of stabilizers. TheNational Records of Scotlandholds agreements and crew lists under the reference BT 3, covering 1867-1913, for Scottish ships only. The object of fitting the coil (one of the first to be so fitted) was hopefully to render the ship immune from magnetic mines by neutralising the ship's magnetic field. 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. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. The QUEEN ELIZABETH dominates a cricket match during. ", 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. Listing Includes Date Voyage Began, Steamship Line, Vessel, Passenger Class and Route. Public interest in the ELIZABETH quickly waned and by June 1969 the liner was again up for sale. 160,000 s.h.p. Four torpedoes were fired and the U-Boat followed their course. [10] She was to be eleven feet longer and 4,000 tons greater displacement than her older sibling, Queen Mary. RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Class Restaurant. By six o'clock the next morning, thirteen tugs had arrived from Southampton, Portsmouth Dockyard and Poole. On August Bank Holiday, 1950, a yacht cruised across the fairway in the track of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. The keel, boilers and engines remained at the bottom of the harbour, and the area was marked as "Foul" on local sea charts, warning ships not to try to anchor there. The general assumption that the replacements for the 'Queens' would be built at Clydebank touched a nerve with Dr Dennis Rebbeck, deputy managing director of Harland & Wolff, Belfast. Many local archives hold the records relating to their local ports. For the first time in several years the QUEEN ELIZABETH began to show a profit. There was no call at Cherbourg; the ship was fully booked from Southampton and much work still needed to be done to make the harbour at the French port safe again. By midnight on 9th January the fire had burnt through five decks and the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY had developed a starboard list of 17 degrees, the start of a slow and unstoppable capsize. The work, Cunard estimated, would cost 750,000. I joined the Cunard Line in March 1962 as an Assistant Purser and sailed on the QUEEN ELIZABETH throughout that year, before transferring to the Liverpool-based CARINTHIA in November, where I remained as Crew Purser for the next five years. the dock from her, on the north side of Pier 88, is the NORMANDIE. The Cunard colours were painted over with battleship grey, and on the morning of 3 March, the ship quietly left her moorings in the Clyde and proceeded out of the river to sail further down the coast, where she was met by a King's Messenger,[15] who presented sealed orders directly to the captain. The prospect to Cunard was just too daunting, and contributed greatly to the decision to dispose of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. 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) Any search results will be divided into alphabetical ranges according to the initial letter of the ships name. Following the end of the Second World War, Queen Elizabeth was refitted and furnished as an ocean liner,[9] while her running mate Queen Mary remained in her wartime role and grey appearance except for her funnels, which were repainted in the company's colours. This was the catalyst, but not the only cause, of the withdrawal of the two 'Queens'. 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. WebRMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger Lists 1947-1954 RMS Queen Elizabeth, World's Largest Liner. On 5th April 1968 Cunard announced its decision. During this time, and for a while after, she was under American control through a lend-lease agreement. 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. Additionally, the proposed site was adjacent to Philadelphia International Airport wit its deafening aircraft noise every few minutes, and finally a nearby oil refinery would waft odours over the ship. Half her crew was paid off and went on leave, whilst around 400 remained with the ship for maintenance, fire watch and to sail the ship on the coastwise voyage to the Clyde. Just after midnight on 25th September 1967 the two, 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. The ship's company was brought up to 465 and at 3.30pm on 13th November 1940 the Elizabeth, heavily laden with fuel and water, slipped away from New York and headed south. 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. 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. 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). Apparently the torpedo had exploded well away from the ship. Finally, Queen Elizabeth was sold to Hong Kong businessman Tung Chao Yung, who intended to convert her into a floating university cruise ship called Seawise University. The QUEEN ELIZABETH of 1938 never visited the port of Liverpool, but on her stern were the words QUEEN ELIZABETH LIVERPOOL. The QUEEN MARY's arch rival on the North Atlantic - the French Line's superb NORMANDIE - was studied in detail. A 'Farewell Dinner' was held at sea on Sunday 3rd November and the following day the QUEEN ELIZABETH arrived back at Southampton for the last time, coming to the end of the career for which she had been designed. Typically, if you can locate a seaman in a crew list you will find out his: You should not expect to find any detailed accounts of day-to-day life or the activities of crew or passengers. However, because of the prestigious nature of the, On 14th April 1947 the QUEEN ELIZABETH was homeward bound and after leaving Cherbourg encountered thick fog in the Channel. Flt.Lt. Harland & Wolff found itself in a peculiar situation. Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary were used as troop transports during the Second World War. Some of the publications below may be available to buy fromThe National Archives bookshop. Their high speeds allowed them to outrun hazards, principally German U-boats, usually allowing them to travel without a convoy. [37], The wreck was featured in the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun, as a covert headquarters for MI6. Day it fell to the Queens to transport back to the United States many of the hundreds of thousands of the G.I.s they had brought to Europe, and, in the case of the QUEEN MARY, to transport 25,000 American servicemen's 'War Brides' and their children to their new home country. [6] The two liners were replaced with the new, more economical Queen Elizabeth 2. This was the catalyst, but not the only cause, of the withdrawal of the two, The QUEEN ELIZABETH was not successful as a cruise ship. Crew lists and agreements for Indian crew (or lascars) of British registered ships who enlisted on the Indian sub-continent are called Asiatic agreements. To find a ships official number go to theCrew List Index Project(CLIP) website, which has information about merchant ships from 1855 to 1913, or theMiramar Ship Indexwebsite (subscription required) which lists some categories of merchant and naval ships. Queen Elizabeth leaving New York during her last voyage, 1968. However, to stop the QUEEN ELIZABETH would take considerable time. and acceptance trials over the Arran Mile, in the Firth of Clyde. Chesney Henry. 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) In May 1930, Cunard began to make tentative enquiries about the possibility of dry-docking facilities at Southampton for its two new superliners. Mr Tung's plan (he liked to be called 'C Y') was based on an idea first proposed by U Thant, the Secretary General of the United Nations, that a ship be used for educational purposes whilst spreading goodwill and understanding amongst nations and between different cultures. The QUEEN ELIZABETH slips away from John Brown's shipyard. The Elizabeth sailed at 8.pm. Winter cruises from New York to the West Indies were poorly patronised and one was cancelled and replaced with an unscheduled Atlantic crossing. There were only five dry docks in the world which could accommodate the Elizabeth. Her brother, the Hon. Reliable boilers would have to be chosen as there would be no opportunity for boiler cleaning in port. 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. As an indication of the worsening European situation, the keel of the Royal Navy's newest battleship, HMS DUKE OF YORK, was laid on 5th May 1937 on the slipway adjoining the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Not until the Elizabeth had sailed on 2nd March 1940 was it considered safe to release them. The QUEEN ELIZABETH at anchor at the Tail of the Bank in the Firth, of Clyde as John Brown's workmen transform her from a troopship. 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. Captain Marr decided to signal for tugs. On 1st January 1950 the Cunard Steamship Company took over its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cunard - White Star. On boarding, each G.I. It was pointed out to the Southern Railway Company, the owners of Southampton Docks, that by 1933 a dry dock capable of taking a vessel 1,075 feet in length would be needed. One major factor that limited the ship's departure date was that there were only two spring tides that year that would see the water level high enough for Queen Elizabeth to leave the Clydebank shipyard,[15] and German intelligence were aware of this fact. 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Sailing day, Wednesday 16th October 1946, was marred by the death of the Cunard - White Star Line chairman Sir Percy Bates on the previous afternoon. Wooden decks had to caulked and electric cables connected. The passenger carrying business was now losing money: 1.9 million in 1962, 1.6 million in 1963 and 3 million in 1965. It was proposed that the Cunard Steamship Company and the Oceanic Steamship Company (the White Star Line) would both sell their North Atlantic fleets and assets, including '534', to a new company to be called Cunard - White Star Limited. As a triumphant fanfare to the launch of the QUEEN ELIZABETH, the Mary captured the Blue Ribandin August 1938 with a speed of 31.69 knots, a record that would stand for fourteen years. A minimal crew of four hundred were assigned for the trip; most were transferred from Aquitania and told that this would be a short coastal voyage to Southampton. Over the next three days the ship took on eighteen of her twenty-six lifeboats. Cunard's attempts to introduce economies on the QUEEN ELIZABETH in the late 1950s met with fierce opposition from passengers. Alternatively, searchThe National Archives library catalogueto see what is available to consult at Kew. ", The promenade deck main square on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Engines were checked and boilers tested, but only six of the twelve boilers were considered functional for the long passage. And so, on 24th June 1945, the QUEEN ELIZABETH left Gourock with her first load of returning G.I.s. Click onBT 98to search by date and name of British port where the ship was registered. As well as state-of-the-art weaponry and communications systems, HMS Queen Elizabeth boasts five gyms, a chapel and a medical centre. Following the First World War, Germany was building up her passenger fleet from 'scratch' in an era of new developments. The salvage attempt at the first suitable high tide failed and the Elizabeth had to wait until 17th April when at 8.40pm she was finally pulled off the mud. 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. The continuing popularity of the ', The general assumption that the replacements for the ', Of all the strikes and disputes that hit the QUEEN ELIZABETH, the most catastrophic was the 42-day seamen's strike of May and June 1966. 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. Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. On 26th October 1958 the first American commercial jet took off for Paris and a whole new era was born. There are a small number of log books in BT 98 and BT 99. The Directors were faced with the almost unbelievable fact that the gross revenue of the Company for the year was calculated to be nearly 2.5 million down on 1930. [13] Cunard's plan was for the ship to be launched in September 1938, with fitting-out intended to be complete for the ship to enter service in the spring of 1940. being transported (not for $100) in the QUEEN ELIZABETH who, in a burst of enthusiasm, said to one of the officers: A fortnight later, on Monday 20th August 1945, the QUEEN ELIZABETH arrived in Southampton for the first time - four and a half years late. The document was signed by the master of the ship and the shipping master of the port, and the seaman would sign their name on the back. Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1947, Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1965, Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1972, RMS Queen Elizabeth from Victory to Valhalla. The safety of the troops during these solo high-speed dashes across the Atlantic was not considered to be paramount in the minds of those at the top. The Philadelphia businessmen still held a small interest in the new company and would lease the ship from Cunard for $2 million a year. [6] However, the Elizabeth's retirement in Florida was not to last. WebQueen Elizabeth docked at Southampton in 1967. THE CUNARD WHITE STAR LINER QUEEN ELIZABETH. 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. Sir James Bisset was in command of the QUEEN ELIZABETH for many of these 'shuttle' voyages. 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