Suggestions ranged from laying up the, At a boat drill on 27th February the assembled crew were told of Churchill's order that the ship was to leave British waters. Her master, Captain Ford, had attempted to avert the incident by ordering 'half-astern' on the starboard engines, but it was too late. Throughout the 'G.I. They demanded 50 per man danger money-cum-bonus, but were given 30 plus 5 per month extra pay. [17] In mid-March, carrying 8,000 American soldiers, Queen Elizabeth began a 7,700-mile voyage from San Francisco to Sydney, Australia. 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. 09:00 to 17:00. The year 1960 proved to be another good one for Cunard. Artificial flowers were tried with the result that the company was inundated with complaints and Cunard rapidly re-introduced fresh flowers at a cost (in the late 1950s) of 850 per voyage. During the first weekend of the war her newly erected forward funnel, resplendent in Cunard red and black, was hastily overpainted in grey. Information on the holdings of The National Archives are decribed in The National Archives' Merchant Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists after 1861. Use the search box contained withinBT 98to search by ships Official Number and date. 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. 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 Cunard colours were painted over with battleship grey, and on the morning of 3 March, the ship quietly left her moorings in the Clyde and proceeded out of the river to sail further down the coast, where she was met by a King's Messenger,[15] who presented sealed orders directly to the captain. Sir Percy Bates told Commodore Bisset: "We do not expect you to attempt to make speed records either on the trials or on the maiden voyage. The QUEEN ELIZABETH was now equipped to carry 15,000 troops although the numbers were reduced to 12,000 in the winter months. With the introduction in 1855 of a central registry, all ships were given an official number as soon as practicable. WebThe National Records of Scotland holds agreements and crew lists under the reference BT 3, covering 1867-1913, for Scottish ships only. BT 387 is arranged by ranges of ships names therefore you will need to browse the series. The popularity of the two 'Queens' meant enormous profits for the Cunard Line and the two ships repaid their original investments many times over. [19] After 1942, the two Queens were relocated to the North Atlantic for the transportation of American troops to Europe. Search for crew lists and agreements from 1951 to 1994 at: The National Archives search our 10% sample by ships number inBT 99. During the turnround in New York on her second G.I. The QUEEN ELIZABETH had also been fitted with four miles of rubber coated copper cable would around her enormous hull. The QUEEN ELIZABETH was ready for her trials in early October and sailed for the Clyde on the sixth of the month. The QUEEN ELIZABETH in dry dock at Esquimalt, Vancouver Island, BC. 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. Sanders Samuel Donald . For the two meals a day that were provided there were six sittings, each of forty-five minutes. Just after midnight on 25th September 1967 the two, 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. WebRMS Queen Elizabeth History Pages. At first it was proposed that work on the Elizabeth would gradually be brought to a standstill as men transferred to warship work. Breakfast was from 6.30am until 11.am; and dinner from 3.pm to 7.30pm. WebHMS Queen Elizabeth during the Second World War 1939-1945. As required by law, Commodore Bisset obligingly raised the Cunarder's recognition flags 'G B S S'. However, U.S. legislators had another surprise up their sleeve. The salvage attempt at the first suitable high tide failed and the Elizabeth had to wait until 17th April when at 8.40pm she was finally pulled off the mud. Before the ship had even left her berth, one of the six operational boilers developed leaks in its tubes and was declared inoperable. 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]. All fields were usually completed. ', 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. !!! !!! From 1845 onwards the following lists were being used: Schedules C, D and A, B, G. To identify records held in local archives, searchour catalogueand refine your results using the filters. By the end of the year Queen Inc. was bankrupt with debts of $12 million. As well as state-of-the-art weaponry and communications systems, HMS Queen Elizabeth boasts five gyms, a chapel and a medical centre. The keel of Yard No. A Schedule D form was headed Accounts Of Voyages And Crew For Home Trade Ship. The American liner made 44 Atlantic crossings and carried 70,104 passengers in 1955. On 6th February 1940 he ordered that the liner should leave the Clyde at the earliest possible date and 'remain away from the British Isles for as long as this order remains in force'. Denials of this speculation by British shipping representatives were not accepted. Her funnels are 70 feet high from deck level. The certificate would then be given back to the seaman which is why they can be found in the personal collections of an individual or their family. 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. But first the ship had to be moved from Port Everglades to Hong Kong. Over the next few months Mr C.Y. 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. Not until the Elizabeth had sailed on 2nd March 1940 was it considered safe to release them. He presented the ship with a plaque from the Department of Defense to commemorate the liner's remarkable war service. Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. 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 ELIZABETH alongside the Ocean Terminal at, Southampton as the QUEEN MARY passes her, outward. 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. Following his retirement, Sir James was in great demand as a lecturer and one day was telling some schoolchildren of the days when 2,000 lbs of bacon and 32,000 eggs were cooked for breakfast every day. Experience had shown that once converted to oil burning, these ships could turn round in port in eighteen hours when necessary. Although the QUEEN ELIZABETH could carry 2,200 passengers, the number would be limited to about 1,200 whilst cruising. 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. 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. Two masts and two funnels. 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. Passengers: 850 first, 720 cabin, 744 tourist. This will findBT 98/6795which covers ships numbers 25801-25834 for the year 1860. This anticipated event never occurred and was considered very unlikely to occur, so the well space was plated in and used for additional accommodation. I have recently uploaded three videos on to 'YouTube' about, Cunard Line QUEEN ELIZABETH of 1938, Part 1 [30 minutes], Cunard Line QUEEN ELIZABETH of 1938, Part 2 [30 minutes], Arrivals & DeparturesQueen Elizabeth Southampton 1950 [20 minutes], To view these, log on to 'You Tube', and enter into the search box. Perhaps the advent of the fully air-conditioned UNITED STATES prompted Cunard to take this measure. The first-class restaurant on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. The QUEEN MARY and the QUEEN ELIZABETH met for the last time when they were both at sea. The remainder, lying on the harbour bed, was blown up as the wreck was a hazard to navigation. 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. WebRMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger Lists 1947-1954 RMS Queen Elizabeth, World's Largest Liner. For $7.75 the QUEEN ELIZABETH was sold to a group of Philadelphia businessmen. (The QUEEN MARY had been ship number 534). In that year there would be only two days on which a high enough tide would be available to move the QUEEN ELIZABETH. 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. The experiment lasted three voyages before the bandits were given a dishonourable discharge. Plans to tow the liner to Jamaica or Curacao were abandoned and the small Dutch island of Aruba, off the northern Venezuelan coast, was chosen. 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. [16] During her war service as a troopship, Queen Elizabeth carried more than 750,000 troops, and she also sailed some 500,000 miles (800,000km).[9]. The dock would have to be 124 feet wide at its entrance and have a minimum depth of 40 feet. WebThe eight ships which were passed into the ownership of the new concern were - ALPS, ANDES, BRITISH QUEEN, DAMASCUS, LEBANON, KARNAK, TENERIFFE and TAURUS. Alternatively, browseBT 98/564-4758to view all the ports covered for this period and the alphabetical ranges of ships for each port. Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1947, Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1965, Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1972, RMS Queen Elizabeth from Victory to Valhalla. A serious fire broke out in No.4 boiler room on 13th February and was fortunately brought under control. 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. WebRMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger Lists 1947-1954 RMS Queen Elizabeth, World's Largest Liner. Barry Claud Barrington. Shuttle. "Public memory is notoriously short," said Dr Rebbeck, "It has apparently been forgotten that in 1927 we laid the keel of a 1,000 foot passenger liner for the White Star Line. When he asked for questions, one boy shot up his arm and asked: In November 1942, the QUEEN ELIZABETH was involved in an incident that still remains the subject of much speculation. Sir Percy Bates stressed that, The NORMANDIE had one edge on the QUEEN MARY in being aesthetically more pleasing through her revolutionary streamlining and lack of visible deck 'clutter'. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence In 1928 the Germans launched the BREMEN and the EUROPA. The National Maritime Museum read the museumsMerchant Navy research guidefor advice on how to search for records there. She would carry 1,800 students plus 800 cruise passengers on world-wide voyages. This rake also gave the Elizabeth a longer overall length: 1,031 feet as against the 1,019 feet of the QUEEN MARY. end of her 'Farewell Cruise' on 15th November 1968. Altogether the QUEEN ELIZABETH made 35 round voyages across the North Atlantic on the 'G.I. The original intention was to moor the QUEEN ELIZABETH off Hog island in the Delaware River. From 22nd October 1945 it was the QUEEN ELIZABETH's job to repatriate thousands of Canadian soldiers. 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. with U.S. troops on a G.I. Cherbourg was chosen as the French port for the new ships as it had deeper water and a larger harbour than Le Havre. Dr Maguire said that he never did find out just who was responsible for that risky mid-ocean mail collecting. 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. her summer overhaul in the King George V dry dock. The QUEEN ELIZABETH at the fitting-out berth at John Brown's shipyard. Additional competition in the form of the new UNITED STATES would also be a factor from mid 1952. 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. There were four fins, two on either side of the ship. Air travel increased across the Atlantic by 26% in 1958, whilst sea carryings reduced by just four and a half per cent. Lady Assistant Pursers were introduced on the Cunard liners after the, Second World War. The continuing popularity of the 'Queens' was shown by the fact that they carried 110,800 passengers between them in 1960. From 1857 onwards, the records are arranged in BT 98 by ships Official Number (ON). By New Year's Day 1972 the liner floated resplendent in her new livery of white hull and orange funnels, with the legend 'Orient Overseas Line' emblazoned along each side of her hull. Barry Claud Barrington. WebSearch and download () lists of passengers boarding at UK and Irish ports and travelling to places such as America, Canada, India, New Zealand and Australia between 1890 and 1960 (BT 27) on the findmypast.co.uk website and also on the Ancestry.co.uk website. I joined the Cunard Line in March 1962 as an Assistant Purser and sailed on the QUEEN ELIZABETH throughout that year, before transferring to the Liverpool-based CARINTHIA in November, where I remained as Crew Purser for the next five years. But the QUEEN ELIZABETH made only 38 crossings and yet carried 66,000 passengers, giving a average of 1,752. This meant that the crew had to re-sign on foreign-going Articles. 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. GGA Image ID # 1d3776ba5f. L.Sea. Both fires were considered suspicious and detectives questioned 2,000 Thorneycroft workmen and some 400 crew. The QUEEN MARY had left Southampton on 30th August 1939 on a liner voyage to New York with 2,328 passengers and remained there after her safe arrival, lying alongside Cunard's Pier 90. 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. At the end of her time at Gourock one thousand Clydebankers ('Bankies') sailed south with the ship to alleviate the acute shortage of local skilled labour at Southampton. This would take at least an hour plus many miles, and this would not have allowed her to stop within Kessler's observation. From there she sailed to Simonstown (Cape Town) where German prisoners of war boarded, heading for internment in the United States. You can, however, search for crew lists and agreements using the names of the seamen from 1881, 1891 and 1915 by ships number for all other years (see section 8.4 for more information). Her secret sailing was under British Government regulations, so as to lessen the danger of being sunk by the Germans. 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. The ship was now under Hong Kong ownership, and she sailed to Hong Kong on 10 February 1971. Half-yearly crew lists for ships on home voyages (Schedule D) The GG Archives is the work and passion of two people, Paul Gjenvick, a professional archivist, and Evelyne Gjenvick, a curator. From there she sailed to Simonstown (Cape Town) where German prisoners of war boarded, heading for internment in the United States. GGA Image ID # 1d36e82385. Wooden decks had to caulked and electric cables connected. The Government then proposed to lend the new company 9.5 million which would be divided into three portions: + 5 million for a furture sister ship - the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Rodaway Thomas. A/CPO Lornie Peter Barnard. On being told that she should not leave the yacht's helm unattended, she shouted that she had gone below to boil some milk! During the five years she had carried 300,000 passengers. In the foreground are the United States. [15] Another factor prompting Queen Elizabeth's departure was the necessity to clear the fitting-out berth at the shipyard for the battleship HMSDuke of York,[15] which was in need of its final fitting-out. The QUEEN ELIZABETH passing the Statue of Liberty, New York, on 7th March 1940 on the completion of her successful 'secret', The QUEEN ELIZABETH arrives at New York on 7th March 1940. While being constructed in the mid-1930s by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, the build was WebHMS Queen Elizabeth during the Second World War 1939-1945. Tung and contained much well looked after second hand tonnage within its fleet. [27] The fact that C.Y. Shuttle', her first such voyage leaving New York for the Clyde on 5th June 1942. The QUEEN ELIZABETH alongside the quay at Cherbourg. [19], Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary were both used as troop transports[20] during the war. However, a labour force from the Todd Shipyard at Brooklyn had been contracted to further the completion of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. The new QUEEN ELIZABETH passes Mariners' Park, Wallasey. On August Bank Holiday, 1950, a yacht cruised across the fairway in the track of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. The agreements were between master and crew and are also called Articles of agreement. 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. GGA Image ID # 1d36e82385 Queen Elizabeth (1940) Cunard Line Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. The QUEEN ELIZABETH had an unexpected stowaway in 1959. All Digitized Passenger Lists For the RMS Queen Elizabeth Available at the GG Archives. On 8th September 1951 the QUEEN ELIZABETH left Southampton on her 100th round voyage to New York since she entered passenger service in October 1946. In early 1955 the QUEEN ELIZABETH was taken out of service for an extended overhaul from 20th January until the end of March. In December 1974 the decision was taken to scrap the remains of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. On 27th March 1955 the QUEEN ELIZABETH sailed down the Channel as far as the Lizard to test the new stabilisers. The QUEEN ELIZABETH entering the harbour at. Parker Pen Company produced a special edition of 5,000 pens made from material recovered from the wreck, each in a presentation box; today these are highly collectible.[35]. The records contain details of UK merchant seamen who served on the ships. In 1959, the ship made an appearance in the British satirical comedy film The Mouse That Roared, starring Peter Sellers and Jean Seberg. Information on the holdings of The National Archives are decribed in The National Archives' Merchant Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists after 1861. [12] The interiors were designed by a team of artists headed by the architect George Grey Wornum. 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. 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. WebAll surviving agreements and crew lists with their logbooks are held by The National Archives, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. One sample is held by The National Archives and the other by the National Maritime Museum. The result brightened up the ship considerably after the years of drabness. They were ferried out to the liner on the Clyde steamer QUEEN MARY II. The Americans wanted the work to be completed and then for the, The QUEEN MARY and the QUEEN ELIZABETH met for the last time when they were both at sea. RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Class Restaurant. THE CUNARD - WHITE STAR LINER 'QUEEN ELIZABETH'. Shuttle crossing. Their welcome in New York was, to say the least, tumultous. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. being transported (not for $100) in the QUEEN ELIZABETH who, in a burst of enthusiasm, said to one of the officers: "Say, why can't you British build a ship like this?" The steamer observed by Kessler had been travelling at speed. The QUEEN ELIZABETH had now been in the water for over two years since her launch on 27th September 1938. Use this section for advice on finding crew lists and agreements from 1835 up to 1999. Cunard's appropriated pilot, Captain Bowyer, was not available as he was 'fogbound' on another vessel. For the First World War (1914-1918) all surviving logs containing casualties are preserved. The BREMEN's triumphant return to Hamburg after. The SEAWISE UNIVERSITY was comparatively underpowered and manned by an inexperienced crew. two express steamers became a reality in August, 1947. Image of a ships muster roll 1770-1775 (catalogue reference: BT 98/3). With the aid of two local tugs the liner finally put down two anchors some six miles off Oranjestad, Aruba. Sir Basil Smallpiece (Cunard's chairman since November 1965 when he succeeded Sir John Brocklebank) decided that the time had finally come for drastic, long-delayed surgery on the Cunard passenger fleet. She had crossed the North Atlantic Ocean 896 times in peacetime, and had carried 2,300,000 passengers, steaming 3,472,675 nautical miles in the process, On 6th November 1968 Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visited the ship for the very last time. She also has the distinction of being the largest-ever riveted ship by gross tonnage. Seaman Lornie Peter Barnard. 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. After Esquimalt the QUEEN ELIZABETH sailed for San Francisco, and, on arrival, briefly ran aground near the Golden Gate Bridge. The cruiser HMAS CANBERRA had lowered a pinnace which was cruising calmly around collecting bags of mail from each. Some two thirds of Cunard's passengers crossed the Atlantic on holiday: hence the company's slogan 'Getting there is half the fun'. The QUEEN ELIZABETH had a heavily raked bow. There was no one on deck, but when the yacht was hailed an old lady appeared from below. Listing Includes Date Voyage Began, Steamship Line, Vessel, Passenger Class and Route. As well as state-of-the-art weaponry and communications systems, HMS Queen Elizabeth boasts five gyms, a chapel and a medical centre. 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. The business was unsuccessful, and closed in August 1970. 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. WebThe Queen Elizabeth is the newest addition to the Cunard Line and made its debut voyage in October 2010. Shuttle'. [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. 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 QUEEN ELIZABETH dominates a cricket match during. dry dock at Southampton for annual overhaul. New York Mayor John Lindsay boarded the QUEEN ELIZABETH on sailing day 30th October to bid an official 'farewell'. WebSearch and download () lists of passengers boarding at UK and Irish ports and travelling to places such as America, Canada, India, New Zealand and Australia between 1890 and 1960 (BT 27) on the findmypast.co.uk website and also on the Ancestry.co.uk website. 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