On 8th May 1967, the axe finally fell and it was announced that the QUEEN ELIZABETH would be withdrawn a year earlier than originally planned - in the Autumn of 1968 after a final summer on the Western Ocean.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 year 1960 proved to be another good one for Cunard. Questions were soon asked in Parliament as to what possible use the two Cunard leviathans could be in wartime. [21] Queen Elizabeth's engines were capable of driving her to speeds of over 32 knots. 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 hull was cut into sections of up to 250 tons each and, in all, some 45,000 tons of metal were lifted from the wreck. 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. During the first weekend of the war her newly erected forward funnel, resplendent in Cunard red and black, was hastily overpainted in grey. 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. Breakfast was from 6.30am until 11.am; and dinner from 3.pm to 7.30pm. -__________________________________________________________, Cunard Line QUEEN ELIZABETH of 1938, Part 1, Cunard Line QUEEN ELIZABETH of 1938, Part 2, Arrivals & DeparturesQueen Elizabeth Southampton 1950, (from an original painting by Robert Lloyd). The now retired Commodore Marr and a former chief engineer of the ship were hired by Tung as advisors for the journey to Hong Kong. A Schedule D form was headed Accounts Of Voyages And Crew For Home Trade Ship. A model of the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth has sat serenely for the last 15 years, gliding along on its pedestal in a PEM gallery. Her brother, the Hon. each day in the QUEEN ELIZABETH's first-class restaurant. Queen Elizabeth and King George VI are received on board, the QUEEN ELIZABETH by Captain Ford on 28th July 1948, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Captain Ford with senior, officers on the starboard bridge wing of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. However, war was declared just twelve days later. It was out of the question for the Elizabeth to sail up to John Brown's shipyard at Clydebank, so it was planned to ferry men and equipment out to the liner as she lay at anchor off the Tail of the Bank. King George VI had remained in London at the request of the Prime Minister. 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. Dimensions, 987' x 118' It was pointed out to the Southern Railway Company, the owners of Southampton Docks, that by 1933 a dry dock capable of taking a vessel 1,075 feet in length would be needed. GGA Image ID # 1d36e82385. I have agreed in principle." INS forms used to record information about passengers, crew members, and aliens: Form 680 or I-480, List or Manifest of Aliens Employed on the Vessel as Members of the Crew (used in 1945) Form I-481, List or Manifest of all Persons Employed on a Great Lakes Vessel (used in 1945) On 5th April 1968 Cunard announced its decision. Cherbourg was chosen as the French port for the new ships as it had deeper water and a larger harbour than Le Havre. 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. WebAll surviving agreements and crew lists with their logbooks are held by The National Archives, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. [6] This proved to be problematic, for the ship's engines and boilers were in poor condition after several years of neglect. Sir Percy Bates told Commodore Bisset: The following day, 8th October, four hundred guests of the Cunard Company boarded the QUEEN ELIZABETH for the return passage to Southampton. Queen Elizabeth leaving New York during her last voyage, 1968. Townley and his hastily signed-on crew of four hundred Cunard personnel were told by a company representative before they left to pack for a voyage where they could be away from home for up to six months.[16]. The QUEEN ELIZABETH sets off on her 'secret' dash to New York. When considering the comfort of those on board, Cunard had decided against the installation of stabilisers. "The voyage, while short, will be extremely difficult for all". Her carrying capacity was over 15,000 troops and over 900 crew. Keel laid on December 4, 1936. Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. CPO. For $7.75 the QUEEN ELIZABETH was sold to a group of Philadelphia businessmen. Dr Maguire said that he never did find out just who was responsible for that risky mid-ocean mail collecting. CPO. To a post-war Britain she was to become what the 'Mary' had represented to the country after the Great Depression - a national symbol of recovery from adversity. Sir Percy Bates told the Southern Railway that it was a question of 'no dry dock, no ship'. One week later work resumed on '534'. The purpose of the visit was to enable Queen Elizabeth to present the ship with her personal standard, to be framed and hung in the first-class restaurant. The maiden voyage had been arranged to depart from Southampton on 16th October 1946. The result brightened up the ship considerably after the years of drabness. The cruiser HMAS CANBERRA had lowered a pinnace which was cruising calmly around collecting bags of mail from each. Mildenhall Wilfred Charles. But the prime reason for the day's visit was for the Queen to unveil a portrait of herself. There was still thick fog in Southampton Water and the QUEEN ELIZABETH returned to Cowes Roads to anchor overnight. CPO. Although the 'Queens' could easily manage 27 or 28 knots, they were reduced to the convoy's common speed of around 20 knots. TheNational Records of Scotlandholds agreements and crew lists under the reference BT 3, covering 1867-1913, for Scottish ships only. ', Sir Percy Bates stressed that the new QUEEN ELIZABETH, 'would be no slavish copy of her sister, the QUEEN MARY', In this photograph the QUEEN MARY is undertaking her speed. The business was unsuccessful, and closed in August 1970. 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. There are usually several boxes of records for each port of registry, each box containing an alphabetical range of ships names. 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. Many do not survive at all whilst significant proportions of those that do survive are held at other archives, most notably: The National Archives holds the following proportions of surviving crew lists and agreements after 1861: Local archives took some of the records for the period 1863-1913 (see section 12). 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. This was designed so that the Government would assume responsibility of the risk of the ship's insurance value over and above the amount which the market could absorb. The only signs of White Star which remained were the buff funnels of the BRITANNIC and the GEORGIC. 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. [5] She was launched on 27 September 1938 and named in honour of Queen Elizabeth, who was later known as the Queen Mother. 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. This meant that the crew had to re-sign on foreign-going Articles. Others speculated that the fires were the result of a conflict between Tung, a Chinese Nationalist, and Communist-dominated ship construction unions. There was no one on deck, but when the yacht was hailed an old lady appeared from below. Following her arrival at New York on 28th October 1968, the QUEEN ELIZABETH was feted and honoured with both private and official functions being held on board. The American liner made 44 Atlantic crossings and carried 70,104 passengers in 1955. The Cammell Laird tender had been 4,683,000. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. WebFirst time the Queen Mary carried American troops (8,398 troops, 905 crew). ', The QUEEN ELIZABETH slips away from Southampton for the, last time in the early morning fog of 28th November 1968. But the QUEEN ELIZABETH made only 38 crossings and yet carried 66,000 passengers, giving a average of 1,752. Across the Channel at Cherbourg the French authorities had proved much more amenable. First Armored Infantry Division (15,125 troops, 863 crew). This, it is stated, is the largest number carried in any transatlantic ship during the year and gives an average of 1,593 passengers in each sailing. On 27th May the Clydebank men were told they had the order. On 27th March 1955 the QUEEN ELIZABETH sailed down the Channel as far as the Lizard to test the new stabilisers. After 1861 only a sample of crew lists and agreements and log books are held at The National Archives. One major factor that limited the ship's departure date was that there were only two spring tides that year that would see the water level high enough for Queen Elizabeth to leave the Clydebank shipyard,[15] and German intelligence were aware of this fact. Therefore Cunard approached the Government and asked them if they would bear the additional burden. The forward Observation Bar on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Running mate: Queen Mary. 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. First Armored Infantry Division (15,125 troops, 863 crew). The view from the top of the shipyard crane of the. It was against this background that the Cunard Company began the design stage for two new ships. On 16th May 1966, just six weeks after completing her overhaul on the Clyde, the QUEEN ELIZABETH became the first major casualty of the strike and was laid up at Southampton. Whilst in Singapore many of the crew frequented a pub called the 'Pig and Whistle'. For the two meals a day that were provided there were six sittings, each of forty-five minutes. On boarding, each G.I. Her propellers thrashed the shallow water into billowing clouds of yellow and black as sand and mud were churned up from the sea bed. However, over the winter of 1967/68, Cunard received several serious enquiries from potential buyers. On 25th November 1935 Sir Percy Bates wrote to Swan Hunter; Vickers Armstrong; John Brown and Cammell Laird advising them that, although his Board had not reached any final decision, they might decide to build a vessel to run alongside the QUEEN MARY. During her construction she was more commonly known by her shipyard number, Hull 552. 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. In total the reconversion work cost 1 million. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. Dimensions, 987' x 118' The QUEEN ELIZABETH approaching her berth at Pier 90 in the North River, at New York in the late 1940s. WW2 Service: Throughout World War II she served as a very valuable troopship, completing the long period of duty in March 1946. In May 1930, Cunard began to make tentative enquiries about the possibility of dry-docking facilities at Southampton for its two new superliners. Image of a ships muster roll 1770-1775 (catalogue reference: BT 98/3). In addition, the following types of lists were introduced used between 1835 until 1856: Agreements for Foreign Going or Foreign Trade ships (Schedule A) While being constructed in the mid-1930s by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, the build was Top to bottom: the MAURETANIA, the NORMANDIE, the QUEEN MARY. Tung and contained much well looked after second hand tonnage within its fleet. 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 making her final arrival at Southampton at the. Colonel Bates declared that Cunard philosophy had always been that air and sea travel are complementary rather than competitive on the North Atlantic. A week after her arrival at Gourock, the QUEEN ELIZABETH sailed for Suez on 17th June (via Freetown and Simonstown) with reinforcements for the British Eighth Army to help stem Rommel's advance towards the Canal. They were filed at the Register Office of Merchant Seamen, the forerunner of the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen (RGSS). 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. Alternatively, browseBT 98/140-563to view all the ports covered for this period and the alphabetical ranges of ships for each port. [8] The official contract between Cunard and government financiers was signed on 6 October 1936. It was not only the declining fortunes of Cunard's passenger business which threatened the fleet of which the QUEEN ELIZABETH was still the flagship. This 'Glee Party', as it was known, then toured the vessel deck by deck. With these improvements, Cunard intended to keep the ship in operation until at least the mid-1970s. 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. This also suffered from low bookings and became known as the 'Ghost Ship Voyage'. with the man above him practically resting on top of him. The passage time to Nassau would be 39 hours each way, giving passengers almost two full days there. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. [15] Parts were shipped to Southampton, and preparations were made to move the ship into the King George V Graving Dock when she arrived. A minimal crew of four hundred were assigned for the trip; most were transferred from Aquitania and told that this would be a short coastal voyage to Southampton. In January 1957 the Cunard Line announced that it had carried 275,500 passengers across the Atlantic in 1956, an increase of 16,500 over its 1955 carryings. 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. The C.G.T. A serious fire broke out in No.4 boiler room on 13th February and was fortunately brought under control. Other than for Southampton's Albion Band, the quayside was almost bereft of well-wishers. 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. The dock would have to be 124 feet wide at its entrance and have a minimum depth of 40 feet. 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) During the year there were 24 fewer westbound sailings and 22 fewer eastbound sailings than in 1960. Three five-day cruises between New York and Nassau, Bahamas were planned for February and early March 1963, after which the liner would return to Atlantic 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 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. After that she sailed to the British naval base at Simonstown, to the south of Cape Town. 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. The summer overhauls were routine and no special work was done. Cunard had insisted that he sail with the ship on her supposed coastal voyage as part of a ruse to throw enemy agents off the scent as to her actual destination. As well as state-of-the-art weaponry and communications systems, HMS Queen Elizabeth boasts five gyms, a chapel and a medical centre. to embark 5,000 troops on a northbound convoy to Suez. The outcome was the Cunard (Insurance) Act, passed in December 1930. 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. Captain Bisset said, after the war, that an explosion was heard, Altogether the QUEEN ELIZABETH made 35 round voyages across the North Atlantic on the 'G.I. [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. 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. to the Ambrose Channel Light Vessel off New York at 27.91 knots. !!! Digitized Passenger ListsOceanic to Ryndam. Throughout the 'G.I. Dimensions, 987' x 118' (1,031' o.l.). The QUEEN ELIZABETH sailing from Southampton. On August Bank Holiday, 1950, a yacht cruised across the fairway in the track of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. The RMS Queen Elizabeth was an ocean liner operated by Cunard Line. This anticipated event never occurred and was considered very unlikely to occur, so the well space was plated in and used for additional accommodation. These agreements had to be filed within 24 hours of the ships return to a UK port. Official logs are found with the agreements and crew lists, where they survive. From the passengers' point of view it had the disadvantage of being 100 miles further away from Paris than Le Havre. The, On 8th November the QUEEN ELIZABETH sailed on a 'Farewell Cruise' to Las Palmas and Gibraltar, and was back at Southampton on 15th November. Experience had shown that once converted to oil burning, these ships could turn round in port in eighteen hours when necessary. WebFirst time the Queen Mary carried American troops (8,398 troops, 905 crew). May 11 - 16 First time more than 10,000 persons had traveled on any ship (9,880 troops, 875 crew). 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. 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. Looking forward from the first-class sports deck on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. 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. Five days, nine hours and 3,127 nautical miles after leaving the Tail of the Bank, the QUEEN ELIZABETH passed the Ambrose Channel Light Vessel off New York and picked up her pilot. WebThe eight ships which were passed into the ownership of the new concern were - ALPS, ANDES, BRITISH QUEEN, DAMASCUS, LEBANON, KARNAK, TENERIFFE and TAURUS. On her next voyage, the week before the maiden voyage of the UNITED STATES, the QUEEN ELIZABETH averaged 31.09 knots for one day's run. Cabins designed for two passengers were equipped with. Then, with the same pair of gold scissors that Queen Mary had used to perform the launching ceremony of her namesake, she cut the red, white and blue ribbon which released the bottle of Empire wine to break, just in time, against the new ship's accelerating bow. Many local archives hold the records relating to their local ports. 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. Any search results will be divided into alphabetical ranges according to the initial letter of the ships name. Bdmn. Seaman Lornie Peter Barnard. On her maiden voyage in 1928, the German liner BREMEN captured, the Blue Riband of the North Atlantic, crossing from the Bishop Rock. [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. The starboard side of the boat deck on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. [18] Initially she carried Australian troops to theatres of operation in Asia and Africa. The BREMEN's triumphant return to Hamburg after. RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Class Restaurant. She did, however, remain all the while under Cunard management with British officers and crew. The distance to be covered in a year would be about 145,000 nautical miles. She was to be fitted with Denny-Brown stabilisers whilst in the King George V dry dock. The two sets operated independently so that for a moderate roll only one set needed to be used. The QUEEN ELIZABETH of 1938 never visited the port of Liverpool, but on her stern were the words QUEEN ELIZABETH LIVERPOOL. There was no call at Cherbourg; the ship was fully booked from Southampton and much work still needed to be done to make the harbour at the French port safe again. [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. After anchoring off Aruba the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY drifted, dragging her anchor, out to deep water. 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. Tonnage: 83,673. The route between America and Europe had characteristics very different from others, said Colonel Bates. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. The ship sat like a giant beacon in the middle of Clydebank, visible for miles around. 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. 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. The QUEEN ELIZABETH in dry dock at Esquimalt, Vancouver Island, BC. The Elizabeth sailed at 8.pm. Commenced her first regular Southampton-New York voyage, October 16, 1946, making the crossing in four days, 16 hours, 18 minutes. The King's Messenger was awaited as he would bring the order to sail. With potentially upward of 500 crew requiring to scramble up from their quarters below, the sheer climb would have presented quite a hazard, particularly in bad weather and at a time of emergency. Flt.Lt. dry dock at Southampton for annual overhaul. It occurred one day out of Ceylon and Dr Maguire remembered waking suddenly because the engines were slowing down. On 11th July Bates replied asking Piggot to, Cunard was determined that the new ship would be based on the latest revolutionary developments that had taken place in naval architecture and marine engineering. Following the First World War, Germany was building up her passenger fleet from 'scratch' in an era of new developments. 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. A signal for assistance was sent and - within the hour - the company, port and salvage officials were on board and in conference with Captain Ford. [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]. WebScenes on the main podium prior the launching, the two Princesses are notable, especially Princess Elizabeth , our future Queen! [6] She was moved to Port Everglades, Florida, and converted to a tourist attraction, which opened in February 1969. Further details of available sources are described in: In 1747, following an Act of Parliament, a fund for the relief of disabled seamen was set up, using money taken from seamens wages. Alternatively, browseBT 98/1-139(1747 to 1853) to view all the ports and years for which there are records in this period. There were only five dry docks in the world which could accommodate the Elizabeth. two express steamers became a reality in August, 1947. Not only that, but the company headquarters was transferred from Liverpool to Southampton. They became an establishment, a familiar sight to those who saw them arriving and departing, and a way of life to the crew who sailed them. At 3.50pm the Cumbraes were once again abeam and the QUEEN ELIZABETH anchored at the Tail of the Bank at 5.pm. On board was the ship's namesake, Queen Elizabeth, and her two daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. How much more dignified it would have been to have broken the ship up in 1968. Within each box the lists are randomly arranged. The maiden voyage had been arranged to depart from Southampton on 16th October 1946. A fortnight later, on 21st March 1940, the QUEEN MARY slipped quietly away: her work as a troop transport was about to begin. She was back in New York on 19th August to begin her regular G.I. Dr Maguire recalled that the cruiser HMAS SYDNEY had been sunk by the German KORMORAN without a single survivor only a few days before, not far from the present position. The new centrally-placed companionway is in place in this photo and there's a repaint where the ladders once were. 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. Despite the effectiveness of the new stabilisers to minimise rolling, nothing could be done to reduce the pitching. Information on the holdings of The National Archives are decribed in The National Archives' Merchant Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists after 1861. On 26th July 1933, King George V and Queen Mary sailed into the new dock in the royal yacht VICTORIA AND ALBERT to perform the opening ceremony. Two thousand men were ferried out daily to work on the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY as she lay at anchor off Hong Kong. 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