The only signs of White Star which remained were the buff funnels of the BRITANNIC and the GEORGIC. Their high speeds allowed them to outrun hazards, principally German U-boats, usually allowing them to travel without a convoy. Rodaway Thomas. After leaving Singapore the QUEEN ELIZABETH headed for Sydney. To find the right range for your ship you will need to search using the first two or three digits of the number. Cherbourg was chosen as the French port for the new ships as it had deeper water and a larger harbour than Le Havre. [15] Parts were shipped to Southampton, and preparations were made to move the ship into the King George V Graving Dock when she arrived. It can be appreciated that the jibe that Great Britain charged $100 a head to take soldiers to the battlefields of Europe was calculated to be extremely hurtful to Anglo-American friendship. In the late 1990s, the last remains of the wreck were buried during land reclamation for the construction of Container Terminal 9. Towards the end of 1940 additional seamen arrived on board the QUEEN ELIZABETH, having travelled from Halifax, N.S. [6] This proved to be problematic, for the ship's engines and boilers were in poor condition after several years of neglect. Some two thirds of Cunard's passengers crossed the Atlantic on holiday: hence the company's slogan 'Getting there is half the fun'. 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. A southbound run produced a speed of 29.75 knots. Over forty years ago, in 1972, the world's largest liner, the RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, was lying on her side in Hong Kong harbour, a burnt-out hulk. 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. Dimensions, 987' x 118' However, U.S. legislators had another surprise up their sleeve. 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) On 7th August 1946 the QUEEN ELIZABETH entered the King George V dry dock where her 140-ton rudder was inspected. With the passage of time the area of Hong Kong harbour where the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY (ex Cunard - White Star liner QUEEN ELIZABETH) lay has been filled in and a new airport built on the reclaimed land. With a design that improved upon that of Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth was a slightly larger ship, the largest passenger liner ever built at that time and for 56 years thereafter. Eight days later the 'slow boat to China' arrived at Hong Kong. AB. 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. The liner did not now have enough power to manoeuvre, should the need arise, but she did have enough momentum - plus the aid of tugs - to carry her through the harbour entrance. [9] Elizabeth, as she was now called, arrived in Port Everglades on 8 December 1968 and opened to tourists in February 1969, well before Queen Mary, which opened two years later, in 1971. The QUEEN ELIZABETH had a heavily raked bow. WebHMS Queen Elizabeth during the Second World War 1939-1945. The Clyde Navigation Trust indicated that the dredged channel in the Clyde would not be ready before the end of February 1940. The whole affair turned into a spectacular fiasco as the 'Mary' was undercrewed and had to cross the equator twice without the benefit of air-conditioning. This will findBT 98/6795which covers ships numbers 25801-25834 for the year 1860. Tung's great ship was reconditioned and converted into the ship of his dreams. And so, on 24th June 1945, the QUEEN ELIZABETH left Gourock with her first load of returning G.I.s. The 5 million was released on 28th July. Other than silt found in some inlets, there was very little evidence of the grounding. 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. 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. 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. 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. to the Ambrose Channel Light Vessel off New York at 27.91 knots. It is comparatively short - a long weekend by the express steamers or six and a half hours by air. 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. The ship was now under Hong Kong ownership, and she sailed to Hong Kong on 10 February 1971. All these quickly spread, fanned carried by the ample supply of air coming into the ship through the open shell doors. 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. Two months later the purchasers realised that the river was not deep enough. It was an hour before fire fighting tugs arrived at the scene, and after four hours of futile effort the liner was left to burn herself out. New York Mayor John Lindsay boarded the QUEEN ELIZABETH on sailing day 30th October to bid an official 'farewell'. Ferry boats fuss across the river, dodging between these ships, almost like children running across a busy road.". I have agreed in principle." However another of the still operational boilers was badly damaged: she was now down to just three. [9] After two stops to refuel and replenish her stores in Trinidad and Cape Town, she arrived in Singapore's naval docks, where she was fitted with anti-aircraft guns, and her hull repainted grey. 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. The QUEEN ELIZABETH was ready for her trials in early October and sailed for the Clyde on the sixth of the month. While being constructed in the mid-1930s by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, the build was [18] Initially she carried Australian troops to theatres of operation in Asia and Africa. The superheated steam needed to be cooled to normal working temperature before slowing the ship could even be considered. He arrived at seven in the morning on Saturday 2nd March 1940 with sealed orders which were only to be opened when the QUEEN ELIZABETH was out at sea. 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. The keel of Yard No. 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 ships are listed alphabetically by name in the paper catalogue. For $7.75 the QUEEN ELIZABETH was sold to a group of Philadelphia businessmen. Be that as it may, John Thorneycroft's staff at Southampton were set a formidable task with the QUEEN ELIZABETH's overhaul in January 1953. To economise on fuel, the QUEEN MARY was using just two of her four propellers. Information on the holdings of The National Archives are decribed in The National Archives' Merchant Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists after 1861. Shuttle'. Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. Their high speeds allowed them to outrun hazards, principally German U-boats, usually allowing them to travel without a convoy. RMS Carpathia - History, Accommodations, & Ephemera Collection. THE CUNARD - WHITE STAR LINER 'QUEEN ELIZABETH'. The Americans were characteristically amazed and within five days had removed the Australian hammocks and bunks, and in their place had fitted fold-down 'Standee' beds, made of tubular steel and easy to clean canvas webbing. When he asked for questions, one boy shot up his arm and asked: In November 1942, the QUEEN ELIZABETH was involved in an incident that still remains the subject of much speculation. In late 1968, Queen Elizabeth was sold to the Elizabeth Corporation, with 15% of the company controlled by a group of Philadelphia businessmen and 85% retained by Cunard. The Elizabeth sailed at 8.pm. 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. Because of the world depression, construction work had not gone very far before it was suspended.. [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]. [citation needed]. The QUEEN ELIZABETH at the fitting-out berth at John Brown's shipyard. Engines were checked and boilers tested, but only six of the twelve boilers were considered functional for the long passage. Townley had previously commanded Aquitania on one voyage, and several of Cunard's smaller vessels before that. Looking forward from the first-class sports deck on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Names and Register Tickets of Crew (Foreign Trade) (Schedule G)A list of the crew, with their Register Ticket numbers, to be filed for a foreign-going ship on sailing. On board was the ship's namesake, Queen Elizabeth, and her two daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. The 1971 film version starring Connery used the P&O liner SSCanberra for the sequence. Cunard had warned the new buyers against carrying passengers and would have nothing to do with the bookings, but nevertheless carried the blame in the eyes of the disgruntled passengers. The new ship weighed her bower anchor half an hour later and with a mean draught of 37 feet 9 inches slipped through the anti-submarine boom that stretched across the Clyde between the Gantock Rocks and the Cloch Lighthouse at 8.15am. During the turnround in New York on her second G.I. 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 [6] She was moved to Port Everglades, Florida, and converted to a tourist attraction, which opened in February 1969. 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. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. WebNew York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967 to 1962 for NYC (fee-based - at Ancestry) Includes passenger and crew arrival lists (and some departure lists) for vessels that were filed at various ports (such as Binghamton, Buffalo, NYC, Niagara Falls, Oswego, Rochester, Syracuse, and other ports) in the state of New York. 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. Under the terms of the Cunard Insurance Act, Cunard was obliged to start work on the second ship before the Act expired in 1936. She docked on the north side of Pier 90 at 5.pm on the afternoon of Thursday, 7th March 1940. The QUEEN ELIZABETH approaching her wartime anchorage at the Tail of the Bank. The new ship weighed her bower anchor half an hour later and with a mean draught of 37 feet 9 inches slipped through the anti-submarine boom that stretched across the Clyde between the Gantock Rocks and the Cloch Lighthouse at 8.15am. Winter cruises from New York to the West Indies were poorly patronised and one was cancelled and replaced with an unscheduled Atlantic crossing. She also has the distinction of being the largest-ever riveted ship by gross tonnage. Gourock farewell'. The Hales Trophy, awarded for the Atlantic speed record, left Southampton on 8th November 1952 on board the new holder, the UNITED STATES, which crossed from New York to Bishop Rock at 35.59 knots on her maiden voyage. This argument was buttressed by the statement that the British Government charged the United States for transporting American troops in the QUEEN MARY and the QUEEN ELIZABETH. WebFirst time the Queen Mary carried American troops (8,398 troops, 905 crew). On Sunday 9th January 1972, three fires started simultaneously on board. 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. The ship's company was brought up to 465 and at 3.30pm on 13th November 1940 the, The QUEEN ELIZABETH had now been in the water for over two years since her launch on 27th September 1938. During the first weekend of the war her newly erected forward funnel, resplendent in Cunard red and black, was hastily overpainted in grey. Shuttle, there were six sittings for each of two meals. Labour disputes at sea and ashore also menaced the liner's schedule and on such occasions she was used as a massive pawn in various disputes involving tugmen, dockers, longshoremen or the crew. In May 1962 the Cunard Line announced that, for the first time ever, the QUEEN ELIZABETH would be going cruising. Others speculated that the fires were the result of a conflict between Tung, a Chinese Nationalist, and Communist-dominated ship construction unions. A thirty-seven day cruise from New York to the Mediterranean sailed on 21st February 1967 and was plagued by bad weather and many ports had to be omitted from the itinerary. research. 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". [28], The ship was destroyed by the fire, and the water sprayed on her by fireboats caused the burnt wreck to sink in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour. 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. First Armored Infantry Division (15,125 troops, 863 crew). Though it was started it was never finished, due to the economic blizzard in the late 1920s. The NORMANDIE had one edge on the QUEEN MARY in being aesthetically more pleasing through her revolutionary streamlining and lack of visible deck 'clutter'. The Americans demanded that the QUEEN ELIZABETH be brought up to the new standards of fire protection which would have to include the fitting of additional fire sprinklers and the boxing-in of stairways that could otherwise act as deadly draught tunnels in the event of fire. 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. The QUEEN ELIZABETH making her final arrival at Southampton at the. After 1861 only a sample of crew lists and agreements and log books are held at The National Archives. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~, ____________________________________________________, "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. Chesney Henry. Sanders Samuel Donald . This was known as a 'degaussing' coil. The remainder, lying on the harbour bed, was blown up as the wreck was a hazard to navigation. However, U.S. legislators had another surprise up their sleeve. 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. Security was paramount at all times, but one particular breach was recalled by Dr Maguire, the surgeon on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. 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). Following this ultimatum the Southern Railway decided to go ahead with the construction of a dry dock 1,200 feet in length, 135 feet wide and 48 feet deep, with a wide area outside the entrance for the ship to swing. The QUEEN ELIZABETH left Southampton on 30th March 1946 and arrived and anchored off Greenock the following day. 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. Alternatively, searchThe National Archives library catalogueto see what is available to consult at Kew. One week later work resumed on '534'. The year 1960 proved to be another good one for Cunard. But the QUEEN ELIZABETH made only 38 crossings and yet carried 66,000 passengers, giving a average of 1,752. and the QUEEN ELIZABETH together at New York on 10th March 1940. REINA DEL MAR PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For just fourteen days between 7th and 21st March 1940, the world's three, largest liners were together at New York. The world's three largest liners were together for the first and, as events were to prove, the last time. 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. [citation needed]. The extent of original materials at the GG Archives can be very beneficial when researching your family's migration from Europe. Sir Percy Bates stressed that "she would be no slavish copy of her sister". 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. 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. As well as state-of-the-art weaponry and communications systems, HMS Queen Elizabeth boasts five gyms, a chapel and a medical centre. The QUEEN ELIZABETH had now been in the water for over two years since her launch on 27th September 1938. 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. Search inBT 387for agreements and crew lists of allied foreign ships requisitioned or chartered by the British government in the Second World War. 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. The following afternoon, Tuesday 27th February, the QUEEN ELIZABETH was officially handed over to Cunard - White Star at 3.pm as she lay at anchor at the Tail of the Bank - untested and untried. The QUEEN ELIZABETH docked at Southampton at 11.am on 10th October. 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. Their welcome in New York was, to say the least, tumultous. Only a little fuel remained after the transatlantic crossing, but a barge moved alongside to take it off as necessary. Just after midnight on 25th September 1967 the two 'Queens' passed each other in mid-Atlantic, the QUEEN MARY makingher final eastbound transatlantic crossing. 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. [17] In mid-March, carrying 8,000 American soldiers, Queen Elizabeth began a 7,700-mile voyage from San Francisco to Sydney, Australia. Suggestions ranged from laying up the, At a boat drill on 27th February the assembled crew were told of Churchill's order that the ship was to leave British waters. Queen Elizabeth launches the QUEEN ELIZABETH. 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. Shuttle work in earnest. Official logs are found with the agreements and crew lists, where they survive. Sir John went on to say that he believed 1962 would show an improvement over 1961, but it was impossible to say how much at that stage. 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. The National Archives of Australia has a large number of record series concerning ships crews and the merchant navy. 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. During this time, and for a while after, she was under American control through a lend-lease agreement. Following the First World War, Germany was building up her passenger fleet from 'scratch' in an era of new developments. Her carrying capacity was over 15,000 troops and over 900 crew. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. 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. Commenced her first regular Southampton-New York voyage, October 16, 1946, making the crossing in four days, 16 hours, 18 minutes. However, war was declared just twelve days later. After several crossings with Joey on board, the crew began to grumble that the weather seemed to have taken a turn for the worse. A few muster rolls survive in other record series. These are undeniable facts. Image of a ships muster roll 1770-1775 (catalogue reference: BT 98/3). Any problems that were encountered were resolved by the foremen concerned by sending in extra men to assist temporarily with the work that had fallen behind and bring the construction work back to its timetable. The troops would board the, 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. In November 1942, the QUEEN ELIZABETH was involved in an incident that still remains the subject of much speculation. A large amount of tropical growth that was fouling the liner's bottom plates needed to be removed: it was estimated that the growth reduced her speed by two knots or more. The following morning a small coastal collier was seen in the Irish Sea wallowing along at 6 knots. The Elizabeth sailed at 8.pm. And so rota pilot F.G. Dawson boarded the Elizabeth off the Nab Tower. October 2 Mr C.Y. WebHMS Queen Elizabeth during the Second World War 1939-1945. 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. 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