In spite of the understandable Canadian protestations that they wanted their soldiers to step directly on to Canadian soil, Commodore Bisset recommended that future repatriations should be to either New York or Boston. The two-funnelled MAURETANIA and the, SYLVANIA are berthed at Pier 92. [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. Search inBT 387for agreements and crew lists of allied foreign ships requisitioned or chartered by the British government in the Second World War. Her propellers thrashed the shallow water into billowing clouds of yellow and black as sand and mud were churned up from the sea bed. 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. Those crew members who, for family or other reasons, declined to sign the new articles were taken off the QUEEN ELIZABETH, sworn to secrecy and subsequently spent many hours, virtually interned, on board the Southampton tender ROMSEY in a nearby loch. Only a little fuel remained after the transatlantic crossing, but a barge moved alongside to take it off as necessary. The first, on 28th January in cabin main-deck 93, was extinguished by Southampton Fire Brigade and the second fire, just twenty-four hours later, was discovered in a C-deck cabin. The wording of the Cunard Insurance Actspecified 'the construction of two vessels in Great Britain', which precluded the Belfast yard from tendering as Belfast, although in the UK, was not in Great Britain. Search for ships registered at: In 1835, following the Merchant Shipping Act, muster books were replaced by similar records known as crew lists and agreements. Bdmn. after a visit to the Liverpool Cruise Terminal. From the passengers' point of view it had the disadvantage of being 100 miles further away from Paris than Le Havre. [26] The vessel was sold at auction in 1970 to Hong Kong tycoon Tung Chao Yung.[9]. 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. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. Launched, September 27, 1938. Shuttle crossing. Eventually both the House of Commons and the House of Lords voted and the Bill was passed on 27th March 1934. As well as state-of-the-art weaponry and communications systems, HMS Queen Elizabeth boasts five gyms, a chapel and a medical centre. A serious fire broke out in No.4 boiler room on 13th February and was fortunately brought under control. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. 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 passenger carrying business was now losing money: 1.9 million in 1962, 1.6 million in 1963 and 3 million in 1965. Promptly at 2.pm on 16th October 1946, the QUEEN ELIZABETH. This would have been the OCEANIC, whose keel was laid at Harland & Wolff's yard in 1928. First Armored Infantry Division (15,125 troops, 863 crew). Lady Assistant Pursers were introduced on the Cunard liners after the, Second World War. All that required to be done was drydocking in Japan. Rodaway Thomas. Across the Channel at Cherbourg the French authorities had proved much more amenable. The QUEEN MARY gained the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic from the NORMANDIE in 1938, but the Cunard Line always refused to accept the trophy. 1951onwards To find a crew list and agreement from 1855 onwards, you will need to know the ships official number. While being constructed in the mid-1930s by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, the build was With the 5million conversion nearing completion, the vessel caught fire on 9 January 1972. Our collection contains a sampling of what was originally produced and printed by the steamship lines. The Company had replaced a number of its smaller ships, but there were no large replacements for the express service at the planning stage. The QUEEN ELIZABETH at anchor in Sydney Harbour waiting. The keel of Yard No. Her secret sailing was under British Government regulations, so as to lessen the danger of being sunk by the Germans. The size of the two proposed superliners was not dictated in any way by a desire on the part of Cunard to have 'Big Ships' for their own sake. 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. There were only five dry docks in the world which could accommodate the, The QUEEN ELIZABETH arrived at Singapore three weeks after leaving New York for a seven-week conversion into a troopship with accommodation for 5,000 troops. She was to be fitted with Denny-Brown stabilisers whilst in the King George V dry dock. The QUEEN ELIZABETH arrived at Singapore three weeks after leaving New York for a seven-week conversion into a troopship with accommodation for 5,000 troops. Her funnels are 70 feet high from deck level. 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: "How big were the frying pans?" This had been included on the, The QUEEN ELIZABETH's bow, unlike that of the, As a triumphant fanfare to the launch of the QUEEN ELIZABETH, the. For $7.75 the QUEEN ELIZABETH was sold to a group of Philadelphia businessmen. [6] She was moved to Port Everglades, Florida, and converted to a tourist attraction, which opened in February 1969. They went ahead with plans for new quay accommodation and worked amicably with Cunard officials. In 1928 the Germans launched the BREMEN and the EUROPA. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. The Philadelphia businessmen still held a small interest in the new company and would lease the ship from Cunard for $2 million a year. The first stop was at Trinidad where she rendezvoused with a tanker five miles off Port of Spain. On 14th June 1971 the liner reached Cape Town and on 7th July called at Singapore. From the mid 1940s until the mid 1950s both the 'Queens' were given a short summer overhaul at Southampton. REINA DEL PACIFICO PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION. There were only five dry docks in the world which could accommodate the Elizabeth. (The Singapore facility was no longer available). The Elizabeth sailed at 8.pm. In November 1942, the QUEEN ELIZABETH was involved in an incident that still remains the subject of much speculation. Post War Service: Reconditioned for passenger service. A/CPO Lornie Peter Barnard. Sir Percy Bates had wisely waited for anticipated developments in boiler design to occur. Their 10% of the surviving records are, in general, for years ending with five (1865, 1875, and so on), though they do hold records for some other years too. Not until the, Steam was raised on all boilers on 1st March. By using this site, you accept the use of cookies on your device. (from an original painting by Robert Lloyd). 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. The next largest category comprised business travel and if current medical opinion was correct there was a danger that modern airspeed had outstepped the capacity of man to adapt himself to its stress. More men, boiler tubes and other equipment were flown to Aruba and after satisfactory repairs the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY sailed to Curacao for fresh water and fuel oil. 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. May 11 - 16 First time more than 10,000 persons had traveled on any ship (9,880 troops, 875 crew). The QUEEN MARY still holds the Blue Riband with her 1938 eastbound crossing at 31.69 knots, and that is quite good enough. A barrier was then constructed around the hull to shut her off from the river and to prevent the Clyde-borne silt building up around and under the hull. There was now no hope of her entering service as the jewel of the British merchant marine. The National Maritime Museum read the museumsMerchant Navy research guidefor advice on how to search for records there. Passengers: 850 first, 720 cabin, 744 tourist. AB. The QUEEN ELIZABETH was the culmination of Sir Percy Bates' own initiative; the fulfilment of a long-cherished dream held by many shipowners; that a weekly trans-Atlantic ferry service should be maintained by two ships rather than by three, or even four (sometimes mismatched) vessels that had previously - and expensively - been required. War seemed very much to be a likelihood on that September day, but the King had sent a message which Queen Elizabeth incorporated into her speech. The QUEEN MARY's post-war refit was completed in the summer of 1947 and on 1st August she joined her larger sister in the long-delayed two-ship Atlantic express ferry service for which they had both been built. The National Maritime Museum holds 10% of agreements and crew lists for 1951-1976. They were huge sitting targets in a hostile ocean. 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 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. In that year there would be only two days on which a high enough tide would be available to move the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Between 1858 and the First World War, the Merchant Navy did not keep registers of its seamen, so crew lists and agreements are the only records you are likely to find of an individual merchant seaman during this time. 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. [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. She did, however, remain all the while under Cunard management with British officers and crew. Since the Registry General of Shipping and seamen regulations covered only British seamen, details of engagement, such as length of engagement, could be different, allowing a lascar seaman to be contracted for a period longer than one voyage and sometimes for several years. The QUEEN ELIZABETH approaching her wartime anchorage at the Tail of the Bank. and the QUEEN ELIZABETH together at New York on 10th March 1940. While being constructed in the mid-1930s by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, the build was known as Hull 552. 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. These essentially distinguished between ships sailing in waters around Britain (home) and those sailing further afield (foreign). Later that day, at the time when she was due to arrive at Southampton, the city was bombed by the Luftwaffe. the NORMANDIE, the QUEEN MARY and the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Originally vetoing the idea of allowing her portrait to be hung in the ship when the liner was launched, Queen Elizabeth had now relented. !!! On Sunday 9th January 1972, three fires started simultaneously on board. From 1835 until 1857, crew lists and agreements were organised by port of registry and then alphabetically by ship name (see sections 8.1 and 8.2 for search advice), and then from 1857 onwards, you will need to find the ships official number to locate these records (see section 3 for more information). The QUEEN ELIZABETH sailing from Southampton. An elaborate ruse suggested to any German observers that she would sail to Southampton to complete her fitting-out. Shuttle' the two. brides to the United States while Queen Elizabeth was overhauled at the Firth of Clyde Drydock, in Greenock, by the John Brown Shipyard. 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. The QUEEN ELIZABETH alongside the Ocean Terminal at, Southampton as the QUEEN MARY passes her, outward. The route between America and Europe had characteristics very different from others, said Colonel Bates. He wrote in his private diary: Towards the end of June 1936, in reply to a question in the House of Commons, the Chancellor Neville Chamberlain said: Early in July 1936 Stephen Piggot (the managing director of John Brown) wrote to Sir Percy Bates saying that Yard No.535 had been reserved for the new ship. 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. 10, RMS Queen Elizabeth, The Beautiful Lady. WebThe eight ships which were passed into the ownership of the new concern were - ALPS, ANDES, BRITISH QUEEN, DAMASCUS, LEBANON, KARNAK, TENERIFFE and TAURUS. Denials of this speculation by British shipping representatives were not accepted. The Cunard Line carried 177,547 passengers across the North Atlantic in 1961, 30,000 below the previous year's total. Their high speeds allowed them to outrun hazards, principally German U-boats, usually allowing them to travel without a convoy. But first the ship had to be moved from Port Everglades to Hong Kong. The QUEEN ELIZABETH was not successful as a cruise ship. [10] Supposedly, the liner started to slide into the water before the Queen could officially launch her, and acting sharply, she managed to smash a bottle of Australian red over the liner's bow just before it slid out of reach. A fortnight later, on 21st March 1940, the QUEEN MARY slipped quietly away: her work as a troop transport was about to begin. The QUEEN ELIZABETH leaving the fitting-out berth at John Brown's. [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. However the year 1957 proved to be the irreversible turning point when an equal number of people were transported by air as were carried by sea. Internally the condensers and oil cooler inlets were cleared of shells and gravel. Engines were checked and boilers tested, but only six of the twelve boilers were considered functional for the long passage. (The QUEEN MARY had been ship number 534). During a conference on board, the U.S. military was told how many men had been transported on each Sydney - Suez voyage. When considering the comfort of those on board, Cunard had decided against the installation of stabilisers. The whole affair turned into a spectacular fiasco as the ', 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. WebLists can also include passengers who were family members of seamen. For the purpose of this list, they have been included as Cunard ships. For instance, the QUEEN ELIZABETH was out of service from 21st July to 30th July 1952 and this included six days in the King George V dry dock. two express steamers became a reality in August, 1947. However, because of the prestigious nature of the Elizabeth's maiden arrival at New York as a commercial passenger liner, Commodore Bisset decided to press on and dock the ship at Pier 90 without the aid of tugs if necessary. [5] She was launched on 27 September 1938 and named in honour of Queen Elizabeth, who was later known as the Queen Mother. The planned several-week trip turned into months as the crew battled with boiler issues and a fire. The QUEEN ELIZABETH was embedded in mud to a point just below the bridge. A southbound run produced a speed of 29.75 knots. It was on 3rd February 1971 that the first engine trials were carried out and sailing day was set for Wedmesday 10th February. In July 1962 Sir John Brocklebank, the chairman of the Cunard Steamship Company, said that the QUEEN ELIZABETH still had many years to go and mechanically could be kept competitive for the foreseeable future. WebHMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest and most powerful vessel ever constructed for the Royal Navy. Four torpedoes were fired and the U-Boat followed their course. This awe-inspiring warship is capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft. GGA Image ID # 1d36e82385 Queen Elizabeth (1940) Cunard Line Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. It is comparatively short - a long weekend by the express steamers or six and a half hours by air. 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. Perhaps the advent of the fully air-conditioned UNITED STATES prompted Cunard to take this measure. 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