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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
QUEEN ELIZABETH |
166290 |
GBR |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1940 |
27/09/1938 |
02/1940 |
Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Passenger Liner
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Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank |
Clydebank |
552 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
83673 grt / 42239 nrt / 15856 dwt |
1031 ft |
118.6 ft |
68.4 ft |
39.0 ft |
Engine builder |
John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank |
Engine detail |
4 sets of steam turbines, 160,000shp, 4 - Screws, 28.5 knots |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
Cunard White Star Line Ltd., Liverpool |
Liverpool |
19/02/1940 |
Other names |
1969 THE ELIZABETH - 1971 SEAWISE UNIVERSITY |
Subsequent owner and registration history |
01/1950 Cunard Steam-Ship Co. Ltd., Liverpool 03/1968 Cunard Line Ltd., London 10/1968 leased to The Elizabeth Corporation for use as a visitor attraction at Port Everglades, Florida (Cunard held 85% of shares) 07/1969 Cunard Steam-Ship Co. Ltd., London 07/1969 Rolepont Ltd., London - The Queen Ltd. 06/1970 The Queen Ltd. bankrupt 09/1970 sold at auction to Island Navigation Corporation Ltd. - C.Y.Tung, Hong Kong |
Vessel history |
Passengers as built 822 1st., 668 cabin and 798 tourist class. 02/1941 converted to a troopship at Singapore. 03/1946 post-war refit. 16/10/1946 maiden commercial voyage, Southampton to New York |
Remarks |
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End year |
Fate / Status |
1972 |
Burned 09/01/1972 |
Disposal Detail |
Burned out, capsized and sank at Hong Kong while under refit. Broken up in situ 1974-1979. |
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Building
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Building
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Launch
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Off to war
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Post-War glory
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Clyde refit 1966. Mike Campbell
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Tragedy
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