Sanders Samuel Donald . The QUEEN ELIZABETH alongside the Ocean Terminal at, Southampton as the QUEEN MARY passes her, outward. 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. Agreements for Home Trade Ships (Schedule B)These agreements covered coastal and fishing ships. With the introduction in 1855 of a central registry, all ships were given an official number as soon as practicable. As 1939 wore on, men and materials were taken away from the liner as Admiralty work took priority, and the pace of work on board slowed down. CPO. Other than for Southampton's Albion Band, the quayside was almost bereft of well-wishers. on her departure from the Clyde on 12th March 1966. The QUEEN MARY photographed in mid-Atlantic. 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. her summer overhaul in the King George V dry dock. 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 [22] Despite specifications similar to those of Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth never held the Blue Riband, for Cunard White Star chairman Sir Percy Bates asked that the two ships do not try to compete against each other. 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. The 'Cassandra' column in the 'Daily Mirror' on 29th November 1961 was uncharacteristically enthusiastic about the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Additional competition in the form of the new UNITED STATES would also be a factor from mid 1952. On her maiden voyage in 1928, the German liner BREMEN captured, the Blue Riband of the North Atlantic, crossing from the Bishop Rock. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. [15], Queen Elizabeth left the port of New York on 13 November 1940 for Singapore to receive her troopship conversion. 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. Other than silt found in some inlets, there was very little evidence of the grounding. When he asked for questions, one boy shot up his arm and asked: "How big were the frying pans?" He had no experience of handling ships as large as the 'Queens' and off Calshot at the entrance to Southampton Water the QUEEN ELIZABETH ran aground. They are (left to right). On 27th May the Clydebank men were told they had the order. 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. Rear Admiral Carruthers Joseph William. This information will help us make improvements to the website. The Official Number was allocated on registration, retained for the life of the ship, and was not reused. BT 387 is arranged by ranges of ships names therefore you will need to browse the series. Her carrying capacity was over 15,000 troops and over 900 crew. The ELIZABETH just before she sailed from Port Everglades. 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. The Americans wanted the work to be completed and then for the 'Elizabeth' to sail over to New York for inspection prior to approval and certification. Mr C.Y. Digitized Passenger ListsOceanic to Ryndam. With flight time cut from twelve to less than seven hours, the lure was irresistible. At 11.15am the QUEEN ELIZABETH weighed anchor and was abeam the Cumbraes an hour later. Reliable boilers would have to be chosen as there would be no opportunity for boiler cleaning in port. However, Commodore Bisset was not happy with the location of the quay alongside which the Elizabeth was berthed and considered it too exposed should a strong south-east wind blow up; the resulting swell would cause the ship to range back and forth, possibly breaking her moorings. Four years and one day after the launch of the QUEEN MARY, on Tuesday 27th September 1938, Queen Elizabeth, who was Queen Mary's daughter-in-law, consort of her son King George VI, stood at the head of the same slipway on which the QUEEN MARY had been built. Barry Claud Barrington. The salvage tug RESCUE arrived on 16th February as the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY continued her southward drift through the Windward Passage into the Caribbean. 534 was laid on 27th December 1930. The Cunard Line carried 177,547 passengers across the North Atlantic in 1961, 30,000 below the previous year's total. 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. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. 160,000 s.h.p. Steam locomotives delivered the steel plates, but lighter items were brought in by horse-drawn lorries. So much for the cynics who, in the early days of the war, had prophesied that the Queens would lie uselessly alongside their safe pier in New York for the duration of the war! 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) This anticipated event never occurred and was considered very unlikely to occur, so the well space was plated in and used for additional accommodation. During the first weekend of the war her newly erected forward funnel, resplendent in Cunard red and black, was hastily overpainted in grey. 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) The ship sat like a giant beacon in the middle of Clydebank, visible for miles around. Mildenhall Wilfred Charles. Contrary to newspaper reports, this additional oil would not enable the world's largest liner to make the round trip without refuelling, but Cunard would be able to save some money if the current price of fuel oil was cheaper in England than the United States, or vice-versa. The hull was cut into sections of up to 250 tons each and, in all, some 45,000 tons of metal were lifted from the wreck. To economise on fuel, the QUEEN MARY was using just two of her four propellers. It is comparatively short - a long weekend by the express steamers or six and a half hours by air. They went ahead with plans for new quay accommodation and worked amicably with Cunard officials. This rake also gave the Elizabeth a longer overall length: 1,031 feet as against the 1,019 feet of the QUEEN MARY. The liner's new owners were by now in financial difficulty and Cunard stepped in to moderate a worsening situation by more or less taking over the new venture. [15] Steam was raised on all boilers on 1st March. Use the search box in BT 99 to search by name of ship or official number. The QUEEN ELIZABETH entering the King George V Dry Dock. 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. 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. The business was unsuccessful, and closed in August 1970. A group of the Purser's staff in the Tourist Purser's cabin. 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. One detonation was heard. King George VI had remained in London at the request of the Prime Minister. 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 ship was then secured so that no one could board her without prior permission, including port officials. The Americans wanted the work to be completed and then for the, The QUEEN MARY and the QUEEN ELIZABETH met for the last time when they were both at sea. The QUEEN ELIZABETH alongside the quay at Cherbourg. These essentially distinguished between ships sailing in waters around Britain (home) and those sailing further afield (foreign). The maiden voyage had been arranged to depart from Southampton on 16th October 1946. Search for crew lists and agreements from 1861 to 1938 at: The National Archives search in BT 99by seamans name or ships name for records from 1881, 1891 and 1915 andby ships number for all other years. The NORMANDIE - the QUEEN MARY's arch rival on the North Atlantic. To a post-war Britain she was to become what the 'Mary' had represented to the country after the Great Depression - a national symbol of recovery from adversity. It was eventually decided to send the QUEEN ELIZABETH to Canada for drydocking at Esquimalt. There was no one on deck, but when the yacht was hailed an old lady appeared from below. accompanied by Sir Percy Bates, the Cunard chairman. WebQueen Elizabeth docked at Southampton in 1967. Speed varied between 7 and 11 knots, with the higher speed using 300 tons of oil per day. On August Bank Holiday, 1950, a yacht cruised across the fairway in the track of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. 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. By 1960 the jets had 70% of the transatlantic business. In the event 600 tubes had to be changed and approval obtained from classification societies. The route between America and Europe had characteristics very different from others, said Colonel Bates. THE CUNARD - WHITE STAR LINER 'QUEEN ELIZABETH'. These lists do not include passengers who joined ships en route. The Cammell Laird tender had been 4,683,000. Shuttle work in earnest. The, After disembarking the U.S. troops at Sydney on 6th April 1942, the QUEEN ELIZABETH remained in port for thirteen days before sailing for Fremantle on 19th April. Just after midnight on 25th September 1967 the two 'Queens' passed each other in mid-Atlantic, the QUEEN MARY makingher final eastbound transatlantic crossing. Shuttle. On being told that she should not leave the yacht's helm unattended, she shouted that she had gone below to boil some milk! From 1845 onwards the following lists were being used: Schedules C, D and A, B, G. By using this site, you accept the use of cookies on your device. Sums amounting to $100 million were freely bandied about in the coumns of newspapers as the cost of carrying G.I.s to and from the theatres of war. 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. Engines were checked and boilers tested, but only six of the twelve boilers were considered functional for the long passage. For the First World War (1914-1918) all surviving logs containing casualties are preserved. 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 QUEEN ELIZABETH's final season on the Atlantic was uneventful other than for the enthusiasm expressed by her regular passengers who wanted to sail in her just one last time. On 14th June 1971 the liner reached Cape Town and on 7th July called at Singapore. Gourock farewell'. Alternatively, searchThe National Archives library catalogueto see what is available to consult at Kew. WebHMS Queen Elizabeth during the Second World War 1939-1945. The QUEEN MARY's arch rival on the North Atlantic - the French Line's superb NORMANDIE - was studied in detail. After several crossings with Joey on board, the crew began to grumble that the weather seemed to have taken a turn for the worse. 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. That evening the crew was paid off and just 193 were retained to take the Elizabeth on her delivery voyage to Fort Lauderdale. This limited the turn-round at both Southampton and New York to just 36 hours which by current standards sounds very leisurely indeed! Queen Elizabeth with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~, ____________________________________________________, "The great solid block that is the headquarters of the Cunard Steamship Company stands on the Liverpool waterfront, beaten by the wind and the rain, bleached by the sun, facing the grey-brown waters of the River Mersey. WebFirst time the Queen Mary carried American troops (8,398 troops, 905 crew). Sir Percy Bates stressed that, The NORMANDIE had one edge on the QUEEN MARY in being aesthetically more pleasing through her revolutionary streamlining and lack of visible deck 'clutter'. You are unlikely to find records by searching for the names of ships or seamen, as the records have not been indexed in that way. 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 QUEEN ELIZABETH slips away from John Brown's shipyard. Another essential rule was that each man, regardless of rank, should wear or carry his lifebelt when outside his cabin at all times. Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. The QUEEN ELIZABETH passing the Statue of Liberty, New York, on 7th March 1940 on the completion of her successful 'secret', The QUEEN ELIZABETH arrives at New York on 7th March 1940. [15] Another factor prompting Queen Elizabeth's departure was the necessity to clear the fitting-out berth at the shipyard for the battleship HMSDuke of York,[15] which was in need of its final fitting-out. If oil were adopted as the best type of fuel, Cunard would always have to bear in mind the possibility of oil shortages, and back in 1926 it had been seriously suggested that the new ships might be generally arranged so that in the case of such an emergency arising it would be possible to convert them to coal burning. 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. October 2 This also suffered from low bookings and became known as the 'Ghost Ship Voyage'. [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. There was some talk of permanently flooding the bilge and allowing the Queen Elizabeth to rest on the bed of the Intracoastal Waterway in Ft. Lauderdale harbour (Port Everglades) and remain open, but the ship was forced to close in August 1970, after losing money and being declared a fire hazard. 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'. 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. The starboard side of the promenade deck, looking aft. 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. Although the QUEEN ELIZABETH could carry 2,200 passengers, the number would be limited to about 1,200 whilst cruising. 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