The QUEEN ELIZABETH passed the Ambrose Channel Light Vessel off New York just before dawn on 21st October after a passage of 4 days, 16 hours and 18 minutes at an average speed of 27.99 knots. At first it was proposed that work on the, Questions were soon asked in Parliament as to what possible use the two Cunard leviathans could be in wartime. They became an establishment, a familiar sight to those who saw them arriving and departing, and a way of life to the crew who sailed them. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. The new QUEEN ELIZABETH passes Mariners' Park, Wallasey. pp. Churchill, as First Lord of the Admiralty, expressed his fears for the safety of the QUEEN ELIZABETH and felt that she would fall victim to Nazi bombers in her exposed site at Clydebank. On another occasion the Elizabeth had to go full astern because a yacht crossed her path, and as a result the liner's stern touched a mud bank. The salvage tug RESCUE arrived on 16th February as the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY continued her southward drift through the Windward Passage into the Caribbean. From the passengers' point of view it had the disadvantage of being 100 miles further away from Paris than Le Havre. 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 [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. Rodaway Thomas. The National Archives of Australia has a large number of record series concerning ships crews and the merchant navy. Discovery is a catalogue of archival records across the UK and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records. The first-class main lounge on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. That is quite sufficient to ensure her a place in the story of Liverpool ships. Some of the publications below may be available to buy fromThe National Archives bookshop. the title of each video, exactly as I have shown it above. This was simply a record of the total number of crew (known as a muster roll), but it evolved into what are known as crew lists and agreements. 1951onwards 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. After a call at Rio de Janeiro, the, The QUEEN ELIZABETH was now equipped to carry 15,000 troops although the numbers were reduced to 12,000 in the winter months. 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. ", 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. 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. Use the search box contained in BT 98 to search by date and name of ships port of registry. 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. Plans to tow the liner to Jamaica or Curacao were abandoned and the small Dutch island of Aruba, off the northern Venezuelan coast, was chosen. Click onBT 98to search by date and name of British port where the ship was registered. 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. In 1928 the Germans launched the BREMEN and the EUROPA. 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. The maiden voyage had been arranged to depart from Southampton on 16th October 1946. 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. each day in the QUEEN ELIZABETH's first-class restaurant. The QUEEN ELIZABETH departing from the river of her birth, and her. On 22nd August 1939 it was announced that the maiden voyage of the QUEEN ELIZABETH was scheduled to leave Southampton on 24th April 1940. The QUEEN ELIZABETH approaching the north side of Pier 90 at New York. The forward Observation Bar on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. This awe-inspiring warship is capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft. The RESCUE could not handle the ship on her own and so a second tug was summoned. The King George V Dock at Southampton, specially built for the 'Queens' was unusable because it was within range of Nazi bombers; the use of the American dock at Bayonne, New Jersey, was denied because of U.S. neutrality; the Esquimault dock on the west coast of Canada was just too far away, and the French dock at St Nazaire (built for the NORMANDIE) was out of the question. While being constructed in the mid-1930s by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, the build was The following year the wreck was deemed an obstruction to shipping in the area, and in 1974 and 1975 was partially scrapped on site. The fins were retractable into the hull to save fuel in smooth seas and for docking. The two ships' real potential had yet to be appreciated. Four days later she arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, with 12,517 passengers and 864 crew. 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. 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. The dock would have to be 124 feet wide at its entrance and have a minimum depth of 40 feet. King George VI had remained in London at the request of the Prime Minister. Apparently the torpedo had exploded well away from the ship. They blamed it all on Joey and reports finally got back to the Commodore who ruled that Joey must go ! It was eventually decided to send the QUEEN ELIZABETH to Canada for drydocking at Esquimalt. The planned several-week trip turned into months as the crew battled with boiler issues and a fire. Cunard always refused to acknowledge the recently introduced Hales Trophy as a tangible symbol of the achievement. GGA Image ID # 1d36e82385 Queen Elizabeth (1940) Cunard Line Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. The National Archives holds all the surviving crew lists and agreements for the Second World War and the succeeding years up to 1950. The ELIZABETH (the prefix 'Queen' was dropped at Cunard's request) was opened to the public on 14th February 1969. The 'Queens' experienced many difficulties when navigating the Solent due to yacht manoeuvres. Both Queen Elizabeth and Churchill sent messages of congratulation to Captain Townley. Only the berth at John Brown could accommodate the King George V-class battleships. accompanied by Sir Percy Bates, the Cunard chairman. From there she sailed to Simonstown (Cape Town) where German prisoners of war boarded, heading for internment in the United States. Maritime History Archive holds approximately 70% of the crew lists and agreements for 1951-1976, but the records have not yet been indexed so contact them directly for search advice. The ship sat like a giant beacon in the middle of Clydebank, visible for miles around. THE CUNARD - WHITE STAR LINER 'QUEEN ELIZABETH'. The prospect to Cunard was just too daunting, and contributed greatly to the decision to dispose of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Christopher T Watts and Michael J Watts, My Ancestor Was a Merchant Seaman(Society of Genealogists, second edition with addendum, 2004), Simon Wills,Tracing Your Merchant Navy Ancestors(Pen & Sword, 2012), For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday This will findBT 98/6795which covers ships numbers 25801-25834 for the year 1860. <<<<<< >>>>>>>. 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. Oil was gradually seeping from her ruptured fuel tanks and an inflated boom was floated round the hulk to contain it. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence Dimensions, 987' x 118' (1,031' o.l.). The QUEEN ELIZABETH was embedded in mud to a point just below the bridge. 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. This awe-inspiring warship is capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft. The new centrally-placed companionway is in place in this photo and there's a repaint where the ladders once were. [19], Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary were both used as troop transports[20] during the war. 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. The tourist-class cabins on D-Deck were always very warm despite every effort to provide adequate ventilation, and air-conditioning was urgently required. Their high speeds allowed them to outrun hazards, principally German U-boats, usually allowing them to travel outside a convoy. 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. 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. She was back in New York on 19th August to begin her regular G.I. This limited the turn-round at both Southampton and New York to just 36 hours which by current standards sounds very leisurely indeed! As soon as the decision to retire the 'Elizabeth' was made public, her cruises and Western Ocean crossings became popular with those who had travelled on and had loved the ship over the kength of her career. On the return southbound voyages the ships carried Allied wounded, internees or enemy prisoners-of-war, stopping off at Ceylon. In the entrance channel to the harbour at Port Everglades a second boiler blew and the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY now had just four boilers functioning out of a possible twelve. [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. After several crossings with Joey on board, the crew began to grumble that the weather seemed to have taken a turn for the worse. In 1961 Cunard liners were to make 207 sailings to and from New York. Built at the famed John Brown Shipyard in Clydebank, Queen Elizabeth was the largest passenger ship ever constructed, a title she held from her launch until 1996 when finally eclipsed GGA Image ID # 1d3753c0c2, RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Class Stateroom. They went ahead with plans for new quay accommodation and worked amicably with Cunard officials. On 27th May the Clydebank men were told they had the order. The forms had to be filed within 30 days of the end of June or December. The ship was then secured so that no one could board her without prior permission, including port officials. 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. WebQueen Elizabeth docked at Southampton in 1967. On 27th March 1955 the QUEEN ELIZABETH sailed down the Channel as far as the Lizard to test the new stabilisers. 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 [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. The QUEEN ELIZABETH at the anchorage at the Tail of the Bank. the dock from her, on the north side of Pier 88, is the NORMANDIE. The vessel was sold to Queen Ltd of Port Everglades on 19 July 1969. 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. Looking forward from the first-class sports deck on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Shuttle crossing. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. Honolulu was interested as were the Australians. This was designed so that the Government would assume responsibility of the risk of the ship's insurance value over and above the amount which the market could absorb. The work would include the installation of full air conditioning, the fitting of private showers and toilets in much of the cabin class and tourist class accommodation, and the creation of a lido at the after end of the promenade deck, incorporating an outdoor heated swimming pool. In all, 2,228 passengers had booked passage on the QUEEN ELIZABETH's maiden voyage. [12] The interiors were designed by a team of artists headed by the architect George Grey Wornum. In 1972, whilst she was undergoing refurbishment in Hong Kong harbour, a fire broke out aboard under unexplained circumstances, and the ship was capsized by the water used to fight the fire. A year later, in January 1973, the old QUEEN ELIZABETH still lay in the harbour at Hong Kong, a burnt out hulk lying on her starboard side. The following morning, 18th April 1947, she steamed into Southampton - fifty hours late ! This also suffered from low bookings and became known as the. At 3.pm the liner commenced her northward run over the Arran measured mile and covered the course in 2 minutes 1.3 seconds which gave an average speed of 29.71 knots. WebFirst time the Queen Mary carried American troops (8,398 troops, 905 crew). WebScenes on the main podium prior the launching, the two Princesses are notable, especially Princess Elizabeth , our future Queen! In July the ship was sold for $8.64 million to a company called Queen Inc. The superheated steam needed to be cooled to normal working temperature before slowing the ship could even be considered. Tung's great ship was reconditioned and converted into the ship of his dreams. By the beginning of March 1940, Queen Elizabeth was ready for her secret voyage. Alternatively, browseBT 98/564-4758to view all the ports covered for this period and the alphabetical ranges of ships for each port. The QUEEN MARY was berthed on the south side of Pier 90, and on the north side of Pier 88 lay the French Line's NORMANDIE. They were huge sitting targets in a hostile ocean. Seaman Lornie Peter Barnard. The C.G.T. RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Class Restaurant. in the Firth of Clyde, the U.K. terminal port for the G.I. The new centrally-placed companionway is in place in this photo and there's a repaint where the ladders once were. The QUEEN ELIZABETH was reported as being in excellent shape with her engines in tip-top condition. Sir Basil Smallpiece (Cunard's chairman since November 1965 when he succeeded Sir John Brocklebank) decided that the time had finally come for drastic, long-delayed surgery on the Cunard passenger fleet. The QUEEN ELIZABETH at the fitting-out berth at John Brown's shipyard. Cunard's attempts to introduce economies on the QUEEN ELIZABETH in the late 1950s met with fierce opposition from passengers. 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 National Maritime Museum read the museumsMerchant Navy research guidefor advice on how to search for records there. May 11 - 16 First time more than 10,000 persons had traveled on any ship (9,880 troops, 875 crew). Search by name of ship inBT 100for the agreements and crew lists of a selection of celebrated ships. The Mercantile Marine Act of 1850 required masters to keep a ships Official Log to record events on board including: Logs were deposited after each foreign voyage, or half-yearly for home trade ships. After that she sailed to the British naval base at Simonstown, to the south of Cape Town. 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. The first-class restaurant on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. A group of the Purser's staff in the Tourist Purser's cabin. 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. 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. Not only that, but the company headquarters was transferred from Liverpool to Southampton. Cunard had insisted that he sail with the ship on her supposed coastal voyage as part of a ruse to throw enemy agents off the scent as to her actual destination. However, over the winter of 1967/68, Cunard received several serious enquiries from potential buyers. All that required to be done was drydocking in Japan. We hold just 10% of the surviving records for this period. 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. As required by law, Commodore Bisset obligingly raised the Cunarder's recognition flags 'G B S S'. Costing almost twice as much as the Mary, the French liner was also more lavish in her first-class apartments. Four torpedoes were fired and the U-Boat followed their course. Flt.Lt. 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. Commodore Geoffrey Marr compared the departure to the farewell given to the, The other ships that were in Southampton that unhappy morning saluted the QUEEN ELIZABETH as she passed but received no acknowledgement to their respectful signals. CPO. (The QUEEN MARY had been ship number 534). It read: "She is the last agency of truly comfortable and agreeable travel the world will ever know, since she will never be replaced on any comparable scale of sumptuousness.". The 1966 strike cost Cunard an estimated 3.75 million in lost revenue and brought the total operating loss for the year to over 6 million. 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. 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. 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. CPO. 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. 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. One detonation was heard. A search on our catalogue of all the available crew lists is only practical for small ports. 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 starboard side of the promenade deck, looking aft. Passengers: 850 first, 720 cabin, 744 tourist. In an lighter vein, it should not be forgotten that it was a G.I. For the QUEEN ELIZABETH the war was over. This anticipated event never occurred and was considered very unlikely to occur, so the well space was plated in and used for additional accommodation. Keel laid on December 4, 1936. The Cunard Line carried 177,547 passengers across the North Atlantic in 1961, 30,000 below the previous year's total. A fortnight later, on Monday 20th August 1945, the QUEEN ELIZABETH arrived in Southampton for the first time - four and a half years late. in the late 1940s, are (left to right): Elizabeth Sayers, Margaret Morton. The ships are listed alphabetically by name in the paper catalogue. Seesection 7.2. 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