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. Sanders Samuel Donald . A serious fire broke out in No.4 boiler room on 13th February and was fortunately brought under control. They were filed at the Register Office of Merchant Seamen, the forerunner of the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen (RGSS). She was nonetheless a popular ship. In an lighter vein, it should not be forgotten that it was a G.I. The QUEEN ELIZABETH encountered a severe storm on 18th October, the day on which Commodore Bisset had arranged a memorial service for Sir Percy Bates. Queen Elizabeth leaving New York during her last voyage, 1968. Whilst in Singapore many of the crew frequented a pub called the, After leaving Singapore the QUEEN ELIZABETH headed for Sydney. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. The steamer observed by Kessler had been travelling at speed. 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. A major problem to be settled concerned the insurance of the liner while she was being built, together with the future full sea risks when she was operational. On 6th March 1946, when the QUEEN ELIZABETH arrived back in Southampton, the Ministry of War Transport announced that the ship would be the first ocean-going passenger steamer to be released from His Majesty's Government service. 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. On board was the ship's namesake, Queen Elizabeth, and her two daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. 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. After Esquimalt the QUEEN ELIZABETH sailed for San Francisco, and, on arrival, briefly ran aground near the Golden Gate Bridge. The National Maritime Museum holds 10% of agreements and crew lists for 1951-1976. 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. This awe-inspiring warship is capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft. The tender ROMSEY which had brought the officials out to the stricken ship made a solo attempt at pulling the liner off the mud, but the towline parted under the unequal strain. [29] The vessel was finally declared a shipping hazard and dismantled for scrap between December 1974[30] and 1975. The NORMANDIE - the QUEEN MARY's arch rival on the North Atlantic. [citation needed]. The QUEEN ELIZABETH making her final arrival at Southampton at the. The QUEEN ELIZABETH entering the King George V Dry Dock at Southampton, The QUEEN ELIZABETH was ready for her trials in early October and sailed for the Clyde on the sixth of the month. The Italians put the largest motor ship in the world, the AUGUSTUS, into service, and the White Star Line had laid down a new liner at Belfast. Half-yearly crew lists for ships on home voyages (Schedule D) A fortnight later, on Monday 20th August 1945, the QUEEN ELIZABETH arrived in Southampton for the first time - four and a half years late. They went ahead with plans for new quay accommodation and worked amicably with Cunard officials. As well as state-of-the-art weaponry and communications systems, HMS Queen Elizabeth boasts five gyms, a chapel and a medical centre. Recently introduced legislation by the International Maritime Commission also influenced the board's decision. The QUEEN ELIZABETH had now been in the water for over two years since her launch on 27th September 1938. The value of '534' for insurance purposes during building was fixed at the full price payable by Cunard, namely 4 million. This is the story of the ship from the planning stages of the late 1920s, her war operations, her amazingly successful passenger service of the late 1940s and 1950s, and her demise in the mid 1960s. The QUEEN ELIZABETH approaching her wartime anchorage at the Tail of the Bank. Alternatively, browseBT 98/1-139(1747 to 1853) to view all the ports and years for which there are records in this period. 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. Crew lists for ships on foreign voyages (Schedule C) 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. [19] After 1942, the two Queens were relocated to the North Atlantic for the transportation of American troops to Europe. Digitized Passenger ListsOceanic to Ryndam. Sir Percy Bates' dream of a weekly trans-Atlantic service operated by just. 1951onwards The river was also widened in places, especially at Dalmuir where the QUEEN MARY had grounded for many anxious seconds as she proceeded to the Tail of the Bank. The crossing from New York to Cherbourg - 3,195 miles - was made in 4 days 13 hours and 6 minutes at an average speed of 29.29 knots. 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. WebRMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger Lists 1947-1954 RMS Queen Elizabeth, World's Largest Liner. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. Steam locomotives delivered the steel plates, but lighter items were brought in by horse-drawn lorries. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. Under the command of Commodore Sir James Bisset, the ship travelled to the Isle of Arran and her trials were carried out. There are two main types of crew list for this period: Use the search box contained withinBT 98 to search by date and name of ships port of registry. The tender ROMSEY which had brought the officials out to the stricken ship made a solo attempt at pulling the liner off the mud, but the towline parted under the unequal strain. 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. Shuttle voyage from Southampton, Commodore James Bisset had the, On 6th March 1946, when the QUEEN ELIZABETH arrived back in Southampton, the Ministry of War Transport announced that the ship would be the first ocean-going passenger steamer to be released from His Majesty's Government service. Sir Percy Bates said that he liked to think that the Queens had, by their troop carrying capacities, shortened the war by a whole year. 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. The highest number that she carried on any one voyage was 15,932 passengers and crew, but the record for the highest number ever carried in one ship goes to the QUEEN MARY with 16,683. The summer overhauls were routine and no special work was done. During two years of near neglect, deterioration had rapidly set in, especially in the fragile boiler tubes. [9], Queen Elizabeth sat at the fitting-out dock at the shipyard in her Cunard colours until 2 November 1939, when the Ministry of Shipping issued special licences to declare her seaworthy. Her propellers thrashed the shallow water into billowing clouds of yellow and black as sand and mud were churned up from the sea bed. 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. Two stops would be required for refuelling and watering. Archives, Open Government Licence To a post-war Britain she was to become what the, The QUEEN ELIZABETH left Southampton on 30th March 1946 and arrived and anchored off Greenock the following day. WebHMS Queen Elizabeth during the Second World War 1939-1945. Sir Basil Smallpiece said: Like a Greek tragedy the tale of woe gathered force. After the formal speeches had been completed there was a pause as high tide and slack water were awaited. From the mid-18th century, masters or owners of most British-registered merchant ships were required to keep a record of their crew before the ship left port. The QUEEN MARY and the QUEEN ELIZABETH met for the last time when they were both at sea. During her 1953 overhaul, two fires broke out on board the QUEEN ELIZABETH in dry dock. Search inBT 387for agreements and crew lists of allied foreign ships requisitioned or chartered by the British government in the Second World War. After her launch the QUEEN ELIZABETH was towed round to the fitting-out berth where she would remain for the next sixteen months. Tonnage: 83,673. WebRMS Queen Elizabeth History Pages. On the right hand side was the certificate of discharge, which had spaces to fill in the name of the ship, official number, port of registry, registered tonnage, port of departure, name of seaman, date of birth, place of birth, capacity, date of entry into crew lists, place and date of discharge. With the aid of two local tugs the liner finally put down two anchors some six miles off Oranjestad, Aruba. The QUEEN ELIZABETH at full speed in the North Atlantic. 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. WebLists can also include passengers who were family members of seamen. After 1972 only two 10% samples of crew lists and agreements have been preserved. Her master, Captain Ford, had attempted to avert the incident by ordering 'half-astern' on the starboard engines, but it was too late. The remainder, lying on the harbour bed, was blown up as the wreck was a hazard to navigation. In January 1931 agreement was reached with the New York Port Authority for a thousand-foot long pier at a rent of 48,000 a year. On 27th May the Clydebank men were told they had the order. She underwent refit work in drydock adding accommodation and armaments, and three hundred naval ratings quickly painted the hull. 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. Crew lists and agreements were either for foreign voyages or foreign trade or home voyages or home trade. This shipping empire was owned by a Mr C.Y. That evening the crew was paid off and just 193 were retained to take the, In the early morning fog of 28th November 1968, the QUEEN ELIZABETH left Southampton for the last time. This cumbersome organisation had involved double-accounting and separate staffing. 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. [21] Queen Elizabeth's engines were capable of driving her to speeds of over 32 knots. CPO. The route between America and Europe had characteristics very different from others, said Colonel Bates. As well as state-of-the-art weaponry and communications systems, HMS Queen Elizabeth boasts five gyms, a chapel and a medical centre. Other than for Southampton's Albion Band, the quayside was almost bereft of well-wishers. 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. 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. The prominent square ventilation cowls on the Mary were also dispensed with on the new ship; fans of a newer design were installed inside the ship. The SEAWISE UNIVERSITY was comparatively underpowered and manned by an inexperienced crew. Kessler always maintained that the ship was the QUEEN ELIZABETH. The new centrally-placed companionway is in place in this photo and there's a repaint where the ladders once were. Paul earned a Masters of Archival Studies - a terminal degree from Clayton State University in Georgia, where he studied under renowned archivist Richard Pearce-Moses. This would mean an expensive 'light' voyage to New York and, if the inspection failed, an equally expensive 'light' return trip back to the U.K. 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. In the event 600 tubes had to be changed and approval obtained from classification societies. ", The QUEEN ELIZABETH docking on the north side of Cunard's Pier 90, in the North River, Manhattan. The records contain details of UK merchant seamen who served on the ships. 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. Tung had acquired the vessel for $3.5million, and had insured it for $8million, led some to speculate that the inferno was part of a fraud to collect on the insurance claim. Steam turbines. In addition the QUEEN ELIZABETH's last master (Commodore Geoffrey Marr) and chief engineer (Mr Ted Philip) received invitations to come out of retirement and rejoin their old ship for the voyage. The Elizabeth carried 5,600 Australian troops to bolster the defences of Egypt against the enemy's incursions into North Africa. Bisset was under strict instructions from Sir Percy Bates, who was also aboard the trials, that all that was required from the ship was two measured runs of no more than 30 knots and that she was not permitted to attempt to attain a higher speed record than Queen Mary. 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. Her propellers were removed and cleaned and the underwater hull cleaned and painted. Sir Percy Bates told the Southern Railway that it was a question of 'no dry dock, no ship'. Undoubtedly the incomplete QUEEN ELIZABETH was the greatest dilemma facing John Brown's on the outbreak of war. 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. to the Ambrose Channel Light Vessel off New York at 27.91 knots. It was just over thirty years since she had launched the ship at Clydebank. Tung personally visited his ship. Some two thirds of Cunard's passengers crossed the Atlantic on holiday: hence the company's slogan 'Getting there is half the fun'. In that year there would be only two days on which a high enough tide would be available to move the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Not until the Elizabeth had sailed on 2nd March 1940 was it considered safe to release them. 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. Breakfast was from 6.30am until 11.am; and dinner from 3.pm to 7.30pm. WebThe National Records of Scotland holds agreements and crew lists under the reference BT 3, covering 1867-1913, for Scottish ships only. With flight time cut from twelve to less than seven hours, the lure was irresistible. Together with Queen Mary and in competition with the American liners SSUnited States and SSAmerica, Queen Elizabeth dominated the transatlantic passenger trade until their fortunes began to decline with the advent of the faster and more economical jet airliner in the late 1950s. 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. On 11th July Bates replied asking Piggot to 'think of another good number'. 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. WebThe Queen Elizabeth is the newest addition to the Cunard Line and made its debut voyage in October 2010. This would have been the OCEANIC, whose keel was laid at Harland & Wolff's yard in 1928. All this seemingly had no end, but this complacency would be destroyed completely in the 1960s. 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. A temporary electrical fault had developed with the. On Thursday 10th December 1931, the Directors of the Cunard Steamship Company gathered to look at the provisional figures for the year's trading For the first time for very many years the Company had not made a profit. WebHMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest and most powerful vessel ever constructed for the Royal Navy. [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. The prospect to Cunard was just too daunting, and contributed greatly to the decision to dispose of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. A search on our catalogue of all the available crew lists is only practical for small ports. 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. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. Shuttle' the two. For the QUEEN ELIZABETH the war was over. When Cunard requested that the Americans send over an inspector to approve the improvement work as it progressed, the authorities declined. The maiden voyage had been arranged to depart from Southampton on 16th October 1946. Honolulu was interested as were the Australians. He presented the ship with a plaque from the Department of Defense to commemorate the liner's remarkable war service. They hold 70% of the surviving crew lists and agreements for this period. The vessel was sold to Queen Ltd of Port Everglades on 19 July 1969. Before 1747 no systematic records of the crew of merchant ships were kept. The submarine dived and the captain identified the ship as the QUEEN ELIZABETH. The QUEEN ELIZABETH sailing from Southampton. Commodore Geoffrey Marr compared the departure to the farewell given to the Elizabeth at New York. Under the terms of the Cunard Insurance Act, Cunard was obliged to start work on the second ship before the Act expired in 1936. 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 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 was now under Hong Kong ownership, and she sailed to Hong Kong on 10 February 1971. [23] On 29 July 1959, she was in a collision with the American freighter American Hunter in foggy conditions in New York Harbor and was holed above the waterline.[24]. Photographed on the QUEEN ELIZABETH, sometime. Following the 1854 Merchant Shipping Act, both the master and seaman had to sign a Certificate of Discharge and Character (E-1) on termination of a voyage. Crew lists and agreements for Indian crew (or lascars) of British registered ships who enlisted on the Indian sub-continent are called Asiatic agreements. The King's Messenger was awaited as he would bring the order to sail. Portions of the hull that were not salvaged were left at the bottom of the bay. 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 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. [12] The interiors were designed by a team of artists headed by the architect George Grey Wornum. They were huge sitting targets in a hostile ocean. 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. However, to stop the QUEEN ELIZABETH would take considerable time. Dr Maguire said that he never did find out just who was responsible for that risky mid-ocean mail collecting. (the French Line) brought out the ILE DE FRANCE in that year, and it was known that it was planning to build a superliner (which would be the NORMANDIE). At 3.50pm the Cumbraes were once again abeam and the QUEEN ELIZABETH anchored at the Tail of the Bank at 5.pm. He wrote in his private diary: "My own airm has always been to use '534' as a lever for bringing about a merger between the Cunard and White Star Lines, thus establishing one strong British company in the North Atlantic trade.". the dock from her, on the north side of Pier 88, is the NORMANDIE. The maiden voyage had been arranged to depart from Southampton on 16th October 1946. In May 1930, Cunard began to make tentative enquiries about the possibility of dry-docking facilities at Southampton for its two new superliners. The dock would have to be 124 feet wide at its entrance and have a minimum depth of 40 feet. 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