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. 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. Whilst on the G.I. 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. Chesney Henry. The QUEEN ELIZABETH left Gourock for the last time as a troopship on 7th August 1945, flying flags which spelled out: 'Many thanks. The Verandah Grill on the QUEEN ELIZABETH -, exclusively for the use of first-class passengers. Others speculated that the fires were the result of a conflict between Tung, a Chinese Nationalist, and Communist-dominated ship construction unions. Sir Percy Bates told the Southern Railway that it was a question of 'no dry dock, no ship'. And so rota pilot F.G. Dawson boarded the Elizabeth off the Nab Tower. The ships would have to run without repairs for eleven months of the year. [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. WebAll surviving agreements and crew lists with their logbooks are held by The National Archives, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. After a call at Rio de Janeiro, the Elizabeth finally arrived inNew York to begin what became known as the 'G.I. in the Firth of Clyde, the U.K. terminal port for the G.I. The National Maritime Museum holds 10% of agreements and crew lists for 1951-1976. The ship was now under Hong Kong ownership, and she sailed to Hong Kong on 10 February 1971. The QUEEN ELIZABETH at anchor in Sydney Harbour waiting. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The QUEEN ELIZABETH sets off on her 'secret' dash to New York. Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. Archive British Pathe film footage of the launch can be viewed by logging on to: < British Pathe The Queen launches the QUEEN ELIZABETH 1938 >, The QUEEN ELIZABETH enters the waters of the River Clyde, The crowds at John Brown's shipyard at the launch, The QUEEN ELIZABETH is towed round to the fitting-out basin at, John Brown's shipyard, following her successful launch. The Directors were faced with the almost unbelievable fact that the gross revenue of the Company for the year was calculated to be nearly 2.5 million down on 1930. 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. 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. With just enough room for a man to squeeze into his standee. Archives, Open Government Licence The ELIZABETH (the prefix 'Queen' was dropped at Cunard's request) was opened to the public on 14th February 1969. She had been designed for five-day transatlantic passages, not for long voyages. On 8th November the QUEEN ELIZABETH sailed on a 'Farewell Cruise' to Las Palmas and Gibraltar, and was back at Southampton on 15th November. During the five years she had carried 300,000 passengers. 'The Times' in its special Cunard - White Star Supplement of 27th September 1938 (the date of the Elizabeth's launch) said that: 'no practicable installation of this type [gyro stabilisers] could possibly be of the slightest use in vessels the size of the QUEEN MARY and QUEEN ELIZABETH to date the safest and easiest crossings are secured by sheer size, coupled with good form design, bilge keels of practicable dimensions and careful experienced seamanship. This awe-inspiring warship is capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft. With Japan and the United States entering the war after the debacle of Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, the QUEEN ELIZABETH was laid up at Sydney for seven weeks. each day in the QUEEN ELIZABETH's first-class restaurant. In late 1961 Cunard installed fruit machines (popularly known as one-armed bandits) on the QUEEN ELIZABETH and was immediately criticised for resorting to such a revenue-producing device on a luxury liner of this class. WebRMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger Lists 1947-1954 RMS Queen Elizabeth, World's Largest Liner. With the aid of two local tugs the liner finally put down two anchors some six miles off Oranjestad, Aruba. Not until the Elizabeth had sailed on 2nd March 1940 was it considered safe to release them. 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It was named after Dr Gauss, a nineteenth century expert on magnetism, whose theories had enabled the Germans to produce their new lethal magnetic mines. 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. The RESCUE could not handle the ship on her own and so a second tug was summoned. Suggestions ranged from laying up the Elizabeth in a sheltered Scottish loch to selling her to the Americans. This cumbersome organisation had involved double-accounting and separate staffing. On board was the ship's namesake, Queen Elizabeth, and her two daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. [15] The names of Brown's shipyard employees were booked to local hotels in Southampton to give a false trail of information, and Captain John Townley was appointed as her first master. !!! The anchors were examined and each link of her anchor chains painted. The experiment lasted three voyages before the bandits were given a dishonourable discharge. WebScenes on the main podium prior the launching, the two Princesses are notable, especially Princess Elizabeth , our future Queen! In 1928 the Germans launched the BREMEN and the EUROPA. Quadruple-screw, 31 knots. Queen Elizabeth's 'cherished wish' that she might someday sail in the liner was fulfilled in October 1954 when, by now Queen Mother, she embarked at the beginning of a tour to the United States and Canada. By six o'clock the next morning, thirteen tugs had arrived from Southampton, Portsmouth Dockyard and Poole. The SEAWISE UNIVERSITY was comparatively underpowered and manned by an inexperienced crew. The new ship was constructed on No.4 slipway by using 5-ton derrick cranes and a 10-ton tower crane. Ships did not have an official number before 1855. 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. 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. She also has the distinction of being the largest-ever riveted ship by gross tonnage. For the two meals a day that were provided there were six sittings, each of forty-five minutes. However, because of the prestigious nature of the, On 14th April 1947 the QUEEN ELIZABETH was homeward bound and after leaving Cherbourg encountered thick fog in the Channel. The railway company expressed the view that the projected dry dock could not be started for some eight to ten years and that it would take between four and five years to complete. The distance to be covered in a year would be about 145,000 nautical miles. The cruiser HMAS CANBERRA had lowered a pinnace which was cruising calmly around collecting bags of mail from each. As well as state-of-the-art weaponry and communications systems, HMS Queen Elizabeth boasts five gyms, a chapel and a medical centre. During the turnround in New York on her second G.I. They were logged at ports such as Madras and Bombay under the direction of the Serang or Headman of the port. The first stop was at Trinidad where she rendezvoused with a tanker five miles off Port of Spain. This information will help us make improvements to the website. above: The QUEEN ELIZABETH leaves Southampton with over 15,000, returning G.I.s in August 1945, and below: her triumphant arrival at New York. The SEAWISE UNIVERSITY (ex QUEEN ELIZABETH). 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. After a ghost-like voyage across the Atlantic the QUEEN ELIZABETH arrived off the Florida coast on Saturday 7th December 1968. 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. Cabins designed for two passengers were equipped with. 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. Steam turbines. 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) The trend of development in the design of Atlantic liners since the coming of steam had been towards larger and faster ships; the larger ships being more comfortable as they were less affected by the elements, whilst the increased speed shortened the trip. The normal insurance market would not be able to provide cover for anything like the whole cost. The minimum rate for each cruise would be $185 or 66. To many, her appearance must have come as a bit of a surprise for no longer was she in pristine Cunard paintwork of black hull and white superstructure, but she had been completely repainted in dull uniform Admiralty grey. Although the QUEEN ELIZABETH could carry 2,200 passengers, the number would be limited to about 1,200 whilst cruising. CPO. The business was unsuccessful, and closed in August 1970. Four torpedoes were fired and the U-Boat followed their course. Queen Elizabeth and her daughters Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret joined the QUEEN ELIZABETH for the trials on 7th October. 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. After several crossings with Joey on board, the crew began to grumble that the weather seemed to have taken a turn for the worse. Her carrying capacity was over 15,000 troops and over 900 crew. A/CPO Lornie Peter Barnard. Another obvious difference between the two ships was the lack of a forward well deck on the new QUEEN ELIZABETH. Only a little fuel remained after the transatlantic crossing, but a barge moved alongside to take it off as necessary. Of all the arguments used in the United States to support the demand for subsidies for American merchant shipping, none has been advanced with greater potency than that America had to rely on foreign ships in the Second World War, and could not afford to do so again. CPO. 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) You may find a ships Official Number from the following published sources available at The National Archives: See section 3 for more information on how to find a ships number. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. She docked on the north side of Pier 90 at 5.pm on the afternoon of Thursday, 7th March 1940. 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 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. 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. This would take at least an hour plus many miles, and this would not have allowed her to stop within Kessler's observation. A southbound run produced a speed of 29.75 knots. 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. 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 contract was signed on 6th October 1936 and the keel of ship number 552 was laid on 4th December. [9], The new ship improved upon the design of Queen Mary[10] with sufficient changes, including a reduction in the number of boilers to twelve instead of Queen Mary's twenty-four, that the designers could discard one funnel and increase deck, cargo and passenger space. Muster rolls for this period did not usually record the names of the whole crew but did provide: However, some lists, appearing randomly during this period, also show: There would have been calculation tables but none of these are thought to survive. 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. [8] The official contract between Cunard and government financiers was signed on 6 October 1936. 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. After V.E. The QUEEN ELIZABETH of 1938 never visited the port of Liverpool, but on her stern were the words QUEEN ELIZABETH LIVERPOOL. In May 1930, Cunard began to make tentative enquiries about the possibility of dry-docking facilities at Southampton for its two new superliners. 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. King George VI had remained in London at the request of the Prime Minister. Oil was gradually seeping from her ruptured fuel tanks and an inflated boom was floated round the hulk to contain it. In New York she found herself moored alongside both Queen Mary and the French Line's Normandie, the only time all three of the world's largest ocean liners were ever berthed together. The QUEEN ELIZABETH leaving the fitting-out berth at John Brown's. Her brother, the Hon. Years indicate year of entry into Cunard service. The offender turned out to be a retired rear-admiral with a D.S.O. The Company injected $1 million into a new company called 'The Elizabeth (Cunard) Corporation' and held an 85% share. 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. 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. 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. For the QUEEN ELIZABETH the war was over. The UNITED STATES took the 'Blue Riband' on her maiden voyage. Early in the afternoon of 9th November a large, two-funnelled steamer was sighted, some six to seven miles away. They were huge sitting targets in a hostile ocean. 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. 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. It occurred one day out of Ceylon and Dr Maguire remembered waking suddenly because the engines were slowing down. 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. Tonnage: 83,673. [19] After 1942, the two Queens were relocated to the North Atlantic for the transportation of American troops to Europe. Between April 1941 and March 1945 the QUEEN ELIZABETH steamed 492,635 miles and carried 811,324 'passengers'. Keel laid on December 4, 1936. A form known as a Schedule C was completed by the master of every Foreign Going Ship, filed within 48 hours of the ships return to a UK port. WebFirst time the Queen Mary carried American troops (8,398 troops, 905 crew). GGA Image ID # 1d374880f5, RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Class Smoking Room. The Pacific was too dangerous for her with both German and Japanese submarines on the prowl. Search by ships name or number inBT 165 for selected logs covering the periods 1902-1920. [6] This proved to be problematic, for the ship's engines and boilers were in poor condition after several years of neglect. As well as state-of-the-art weaponry and communications systems, HMS Queen Elizabeth boasts five gyms, a chapel and a medical centre. RMS Carpathia - History, Accommodations, & Ephemera Collection. WebThe National Records of Scotland holds agreements and crew lists under the reference BT 3, covering 1867-1913, for Scottish ships only. Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary were used as troop transports during the Second World 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. Not only that, but the company headquarters was transferred from Liverpool to Southampton. First Armored Infantry Division (15,125 troops, 863 crew). 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. with U.S. troops on a G.I. The original design for the engines was for single-reduction geared turbines, the brainchild of Sir Charles Parsons, in which a reduction gear box is placed between the turbine and the propeller shaft for the purpose of allowing both the turbines and the propellers to run at speeds of revolution suitable for maximum efficiency; high speeds of revolution are required for turbine efficiency and low speeds for propeller efficiency. These agreements are unlikely to be held in any archive in the UK, but if any do survive, they may be in the archives of shipping companies such as P&O or the British India Steam Navigation Company, or in the East India Company Archives held at the British Library. In May 1936 tenders were opened from John Brown, Cammell Laird, Vickers Armstrong and Swan Hunter. 1951onwards These are not two separate documents but one and the same thing; you may see them referred to simply as crew lists, or sometimes simply as agreements. Rear Admiral Carruthers Joseph William. He said that it had become a source of irritation to him and his colleagues on the board. 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. 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. Only a little fuel remained after the transatlantic crossing, but a barge moved alongside to take it off as necessary. Over a two-hour period engine revolutions were increased from 100 (17 knots) to 154 (26 knots). Both Queen Elizabeth and Churchill sent messages of congratulation to Captain Townley. The route between America and Europe had characteristics very different from others, said Colonel Bates. WW2 Service: Throughout World War II she served as a very valuable troopship, completing the long period of duty in March 1946. The starboard side of the promenade deck, looking aft. It was not until 1926 that Cunard began thinking about the replacements for the express steamers. the NORMANDIE, the QUEEN MARY and the QUEEN ELIZABETH. On the bridge there was the faint sensation of a slight, lurching jolt which some on board never even felt. After 1861 only a sample of crew lists and agreements and log books are held at The National Archives. Some 10,000 men could, perhaps, be carried in safety according to the lifeboat and liferaft capacity of the ship, but it was considered that the extra 5,000 men who were carried in summer and not provided for in the life-saving equipment were worth the risk, based on the Elizabeth's existing records of speed and reliability. WebThe RMS Queen Elizabeth was an ocean liner operated by Cunard Line. 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. 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. 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. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. All this seemingly had no end, but this complacency would be destroyed completely in the 1960s. 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. Promptly at 2.pm on 16th October 1946, the QUEEN ELIZABETH. All fields were usually completed. They would follow the natural progression of developments then taking place in marine engineering and in naval architecture. She would carry 1,800 students plus 800 cruise passengers on world-wide voyages. [19], Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary were both used as troop transports[20] during the war. Sir James Bisset was in command of the QUEEN ELIZABETH for many of these 'shuttle' voyages. WebLists can also include passengers who were family members of seamen. 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. In 1961 Cunard liners were to make 207 sailings to and from New York. Day it fell to the Queens to transport back to the United States many of the hundreds of thousands of the G.I.s they had brought to Europe, and, in the case of the QUEEN MARY, to transport 25,000 American servicemen's 'War Brides' and their children to their new home country. WebThe Cunard - White Star Liner QUEEN ELIZABETH 1938 - 1972 LIVERPOOL SHIPS ACCRA OF 1947 ELDER DEMPSTER LINES AUREOL ELDER DEMPSTER LINES BRITANNIC and GEORGIC CUNARD WHITE STAR CARINTHIA CUNARD LINE EMPRESS OF BRITAIN CANADIAN PACIFIC EMPRESS OF CANADA LOSS BY FIRE The Elizabeth carried 5,600 Australian troops to bolster the defences of Egypt against the enemy's incursions into North Africa. With the introduction in 1855 of a central registry, all ships were given an official number as soon as practicable. While being constructed in the mid-1930s by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, the build was known as Hull 552. The ships are listed alphabetically by name in the paper catalogue. 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. It was reasoned, therefore, that if the passage time could be reduced to five days, it would be possible for two ships on a fortnightly service to do the work of three. Two masts and two funnels. [26] The vessel was sold at auction in 1970 to Hong Kong tycoon Tung Chao Yung.[9]. Completed by the masters of ships engaged in the coastal or fishing trade, giving the voyages and crew for the preceding half year, and was to be filed within 21 days of the end of June or December. 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. The National Archives holds all the surviving crew lists and agreements for the Second World War and the succeeding years up to 1950. 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. WebHMS Queen Elizabeth during the Second World War 1939-1945. The new centrally-placed companionway is in place in this photo and there's a repaint where the ladders once were. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. 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 sailing from Southampton. But first the ship had to be moved from Port Everglades to Hong Kong. He presented the ship with a plaque from the Department of Defense to commemorate the liner's remarkable war service. He described it as 'a British understatement with a vengeance, as though the British world of ships and shiplovers looked the other way until she had gone. Reliable boilers would have to be chosen as there would be no opportunity for boiler cleaning in port. The following morning a small coastal collier was seen in the Irish Sea wallowing along at 6 knots. Note: Largest ship built to date. WebThe Queen Elizabeth is the newest addition to the Cunard Line and made its debut voyage in October 2010. The Cunard policy of the two-ship express service was thoroughly sound and at the same time economic. Tung, the head of the Orient Overseas Line, intended to convert the vessel into a university for the World Campus Afloat program (later reformed and renamed as Semester at Sea). Passengers: 850 first, 720 cabin, 744 tourist. The market could only assume 2,700,000 of the risk. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. Captain Bisset said, after the war, that an explosion was heard, "and we increased to 31 knots without any trouble.". The Elizabeth's final round voyage to New York left Southampton on 23rd October 1968. The QUEEN ELIZABETH left Southampton on 30th March 1946 and arrived and anchored off Greenock the following day. The maiden voyage had been arranged to depart from Southampton on 16th October 1946. Agreements and crew lists from the 19th century are occasionally accompanied by ships logs and this becomes increasingly common for 20th century records. 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. It took about an hour to manoeuvre the ship's head downstream towards the sea and gradually a crowd of several hundred gathered to watch the QUEEN ELIZABETH slip quietly, almost furtively, by. Top to bottom: the MAURETANIA, the NORMANDIE, the QUEEN MARY. A skilled craftsman working on the QUEEN ELIZABETH earned just 3.2s.0d for a 47-hour work. With the 5million conversion nearing completion, the vessel caught fire on 9 January 1972. 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