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 ELIZABETH's bow, unlike that of the Mary, was heavily raked. Dredging had not been completed at Port Everglades so Commodore Marr was instructed to cruise the Elizabeth slowly down the coast to 'show the flag'. 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. In all, 2,228 passengers had booked passage on the QUEEN ELIZABETH's maiden voyage. They demanded 50 per man danger money-cum-bonus, but were given 30 plus 5 per month extra pay. Experience had shown that once converted to oil burning, these ships could turn round in port in eighteen hours when necessary. Ships did not have an official number before 1855. 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. This was known as a 'degaussing' coil. Crew lists and agreements were either for foreign voyages or foreign trade or home voyages or home trade. Due to the outbreak of the Second World War, these two events were postponed and Cunard's plans were shattered. WebLists can also include passengers who were family members of seamen. The QUEEN ELIZABETH left Southampton on 30th March 1946 and arrived and anchored off Greenock the following day. !!! Dimensions, 987' x 118' One detonation was heard. Engines were checked and boilers tested, but only six of the twelve boilers were considered functional for the long passage. 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The Official Number was allocated on registration, retained for the life of the ship, and was not reused. The RMS Queen Elizabeth was an ocean liner operated by Cunard Line. 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. In July the ship was sold for $8.64 million to a company called Queen Inc. Information on the holdings of The National Archives are decribed in The National Archives' Merchant Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists after 1861. [36], Ian Fleming set the climax to his 1956 James Bond novel Diamonds Are Forever on Queen Elizabeth. 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 main record series for muster books isBT 98. ", Neville Chamberlain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was convinced that faced with the growing competition from foreign liner companies there was not room for two big British companies acting in opposition to each other on the North Atlantic trade. Marr recommended that Seawise University be towed to the New Territories, but Tung and his crew were convinced that they could sail the ship there using just the aft engines and boilers. This cumbersome organisation had involved double-accounting and separate staffing. Use this section for advice on finding crew lists and agreements from 1835 up to 1999. It was an hour before fire fighting tugs arrived at the scene, and after four hours of futile effort the liner was left to burn herself out. First Armored Infantry Division (15,125 troops, 863 crew). The King George V Dock at Southampton, specially built for the 'Queens' was unusable because it was within range of Nazi bombers; the use of the American dock at Bayonne, New Jersey, was denied because of U.S. neutrality; the Esquimault dock on the west coast of Canada was just too far away, and the French dock at St Nazaire (built for the NORMANDIE) was out of the question. WebThe eight ships which were passed into the ownership of the new concern were - ALPS, ANDES, BRITISH QUEEN, DAMASCUS, LEBANON, KARNAK, TENERIFFE and TAURUS. This meant that the crew had to re-sign on foreign-going Articles. Launched, September 27, 1938. Their high speeds allowed them to outrun hazards, principally German U-boats, usually allowing them to travel without a convoy. In the event the results have been very far from satisfactory, The Board's decision to withdraw the QUEEN ELIZABETH is part of the unrelenting process of facing realities in its determination to put the Company on to a paying basis.". 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. The Hales Trophy, awarded for the Atlantic speed record, left Southampton on 8th November 1952 on board the new holder, the UNITED STATES, which crossed from New York to Bishop Rock at 35.59 knots on her maiden voyage. Shuttle work in earnest. Their high speeds allowed them to outrun hazards, principally German U-boats, usually allowing them to travel outside a convoy. 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. Bdmn. She remained there until 11th March 1966 undergoing the 1.75 million refit and returned to Southampton with about 400 workmen on board who were completing the modernisation of cabins. During almost two decades following the end of the Second World War, young men in Britain were 'called up' for two years of National Service in the armed forces. The Company's liners carried 207,563 passengers or 23.95% of the combined total of passengers carried by all transatlantic shipping lines in 1960. The minimum rate for each cruise would be $185 or 66. Eventually both the House of Commons and the House of Lords voted and the Bill was passed on 27th March 1934. These earlier records were organised by port of registry and then alphabetically by name of ship (see the respective sections below for advice on finding earlier records). And so rota pilot F.G. Dawson boarded the Elizabeth off the Nab Tower. The NORMANDIE had one edge on the QUEEN MARY in being aesthetically more pleasing through her revolutionary streamlining and lack of visible deck 'clutter'. 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. It occurred one day out of Ceylon and Dr Maguire remembered waking suddenly because the engines were slowing down. With a design that improved upon that of Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth was a slightly larger ship, the largest passenger liner ever built at that time and for 56 years thereafter. After a call at Rio de Janeiro, the Elizabeth finally arrived inNew York to begin what became known as the 'G.I. There was still thick fog in Southampton Water and the QUEEN ELIZABETH returned to Cowes Roads to anchor overnight. The QUEEN ELIZABETH was reported as being in excellent shape with her engines in tip-top condition. May 11 - 16 First time more than 10,000 persons had traveled on any ship (9,880 troops, 875 crew). The QUEEN ELIZABETH berthed alongside the Ocean Terminal, at Southampton, taking on bunkers for her next voyage. CPO. The experiment lasted three voyages before the bandits were given a dishonourable discharge. This meant that the crew had to re-sign on foreign-going Articles. 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. The following year the wreck was deemed an obstruction to shipping in the area, and in 1974 and 1975 was partially scrapped on site. 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. 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. The first-class restaurant on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. 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. How much more dignified it would have been to have broken the ship up in 1968. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. On Sunday 9th January 1972, three fires started simultaneously on board. There were four fins, two on either side of the ship. However, U.S. legislators had another surprise up their sleeve. Boat drill was carried out on departure from New York. '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. Cunard faced formidable competiion in the shape of the brand new liner FRANCE and the UNITED STATES operating a weekly integrated transatlantic service. A bid of $3.2 million (1.3 million at 1969 rates of exchange) was made by the Island Navigation Company of Hong Kong. Air travel increased across the Atlantic by 26% in 1958, whilst sea carryings reduced by just four and a half per cent. An alternative was serving in the Merchant Navy, and the prospect of earning 2 a week in the forces, or being well paid in the merchant service proved to be a one-sided choice for many youngsters. All twelve boilers had been reconditioned and her four engines thoroughly overhauled. 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. With the passage of time the area of Hong Kong harbour where the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY (ex Cunard - White Star liner QUEEN ELIZABETH) lay has been filled in and a new airport built on the reclaimed land. WebScenes on the main podium prior the launching, the two Princesses are notable, especially Princess Elizabeth , our future Queen! However, a labour force from the Todd Shipyard at Brooklyn had been contracted to further the completion of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. For a short time the Queen Elizabeth, now under the command of Commodore Geoffrey Trippleton Marr attempted a dual role in order to become more profitable; when not plying her usual transatlantic route, which she now alternated in her sailings with the French Line's SS France, the ship cruised between New York and Nassau. 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). Some two thirds of Cunard's passengers crossed the Atlantic on holiday: hence the company's slogan, In September 1959 an announcement was made to the effect that an independent committee of three, headed by Lord Chandos, had been set up to examine the Cunard Company's proposals for replacing the ', The year 1960 proved to be another good one for Cunard. The business was unsuccessful, and closed in August 1970. After 1861 only a sample of crew lists and agreements and log books are held at The National Archives. After her launch the QUEEN ELIZABETH was towed round to the fitting-out berth where she would remain for the next sixteen months. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. She had been designed for five-day transatlantic passages, not for long voyages. In total the reconversion work cost 1 million. Crew lists and agreements for Indian crew (or lascars) of British registered ships who enlisted on the Indian sub-continent are called Asiatic agreements. WebFirst time the Queen Mary carried American troops (8,398 troops, 905 crew). 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. WebHMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest and most powerful vessel ever constructed for the Royal Navy. The QUEEN ELIZABETH docked at Southampton at 11.am on 10th October. She docked on the north side of Pier 90 at 5.pm on the afternoon of Thursday, 7th March 1940. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Captain Townley discovered that he was to take the ship directly to New York in the then neutral United States without stopping, or even slowing to drop off the Southampton harbour pilot who had embarked on at Clydebank, and to maintain strict radio silence. Archives, Open Government Licence They include registers of engagement, articles of agreement, registers of discharge, registers of deserters, and employment history records. The records held are for years ending with five (1955, 1965, and so on).https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/research-guides/research-guide-c12-merchant-navy-ship-registration-custom-house-records. The QUEEN MARY's arch rival on the North Atlantic - the French Line's superb NORMANDIE - was studied in detail. After leaving Singapore the QUEEN ELIZABETH headed for Sydney. WebHMS Queen Elizabeth during the Second World War 1939-1945. 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 dock could be emptied of its 180,000 tons of water in four hours. 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. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. Shuttle crossing. [10] She was to be eleven feet longer and 4,000 tons greater displacement than her older sibling, Queen Mary. The Elizabeth sailed at 8.pm. 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. During a conference on board, the U.S. military was told how many men had been transported on each Sydney - Suez voyage. This was the catalyst, but not the only cause, of the withdrawal of the two, The QUEEN ELIZABETH was not successful as a cruise ship. Under the command of Commodore Sir James Bisset, the ship travelled to the Isle of Arran and her trials were carried out. Cunard had warned the new buyers against carrying passengers and would have nothing to do with the bookings, but nevertheless carried the blame in the eyes of the disgruntled passengers. The ship was then secured so that no one could board her without prior permission, including port officials. The maiden voyage had been arranged to depart from Southampton on 16th October 1946. Undoubtedly the incomplete QUEEN ELIZABETH was the greatest dilemma facing John Brown's on the outbreak of war. They blamed it all on Joey and reports finally got back to the Commodore who ruled that Joey must go ! The QUEEN ELIZABETH slips away from John Brown's shipyard. The prospect to Cunard was just too daunting, and contributed greatly to the decision to dispose of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. It was eventually decided to send the QUEEN ELIZABETH to Canada for drydocking at Esquimalt. 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. 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. With the aid of two local tugs the liner finally put down two anchors some six miles off Oranjestad, Aruba. Security was paramount at all times, but one particular breach was recalled by Dr Maguire, the surgeon on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. For the first time it seemed possible that two ships could be built which would be able to maintain a weekly express service between Southampton and New York, doing the work previously done by three ships. The 1971 film version starring Connery used the P&O liner SSCanberra for the sequence. Passenger Lists contained in the GG Archives collection represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). 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. The QUEEN ELIZABETH sets off on her 'secret' dash to New York. 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. As a result only twelve boilers were needed for the QUEEN ELIZABETH, rather than the twenty-four in the, Another obvious difference between the two ships was the lack of a forward well deck on the new QUEEN ELIZABETH. Throughout the 'G.I. These are undeniable facts. 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. Rodaway Thomas. A barrier was then constructed around the hull to shut her off from the river and to prevent the Clyde-borne silt building up around and under the hull. Search for crew lists and agreements from 1951 to 1994 at: The National Archives search our 10% sample by ships number inBT 99. Looking astern over the cabin-class sports deck. The new company intended to operate the ship as a hotel and tourist attraction in Port Everglades, Florida, similar to the planned use of Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. [citation needed]. On a particularly rough crossing in April 1955, during which there were gusts of wind to 70mph and a heavy swell of up to 50 feet, nearly 100 passengers and members of the QUEEN ELIZABETH's crew were hurt. In May 1930, Cunard began to make tentative enquiries about the possibility of dry-docking facilities at Southampton for its two new superliners. In 1928 the Germans launched the BREMEN and the EUROPA. REINA DEL PACIFICO PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION. Colonel Bates declared that Cunard philosophy had always been that air and sea travel are complementary rather than competitive on the North Atlantic. 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. Whilst in Singapore many of the crew frequented a pub called the, After leaving Singapore the QUEEN ELIZABETH headed for Sydney. Recently introduced legislation by the International Maritime Commission also influenced the board's decision. On August Bank Holiday, 1950, a yacht cruised across the fairway in the track of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. This was not a record breaking passage, and not surpassing the time of her running mate, the Queen Mary, but on this occasion no special effort was made to accomplish that feat. 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. October 2 While a troupe of invading men from "Grand Fenwick", a fictional European micro-nation, cross the Atlantic to 'war' with the United States, they meet and pass the far larger Queen Elizabeth, and learn that the port of New York is closed due to an air raid drill. 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. The dock would have to be 124 feet wide at its entrance and have a minimum depth of 40 feet. Honolulu was interested as were the Australians. 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 outcome was the Cunard (Insurance) Act, passed in December 1930. The world's three largest liners were together for the first and, as events were to prove, the last time. 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. While being constructed in the mid-1930s by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, the build was known as Hull 552. With just enough room for a man to squeeze into his standee. 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. As required by law, Commodore Bisset obligingly raised the Cunarder's recognition flags 'G B S S'. 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. Commodore Geoffrey Marr compared the departure to the farewell given to the Elizabeth at New York. The liner's new owners were by now in financial difficulty and Cunard stepped in to moderate a worsening situation by more or less taking over the new venture. The QUEEN ELIZABETH had an unexpected stowaway in 1959. The route between America and Europe had characteristics very different from others, said Colonel Bates. v3.0, date and place of joining and leaving the ship, reason for leaving the ship, whether discharged, drowned, or otherwise, the amount of money invested in the fund by each crew member (this was calculated on a pro rata basis at 6d per month), how disposed of (the nature of the seamans departure from the ship, whether discharged, drowned or otherwise). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~, ____________________________________________________, "The great solid block that is the headquarters of the Cunard Steamship Company stands on the Liverpool waterfront, beaten by the wind and the rain, bleached by the sun, facing the grey-brown waters of the River Mersey. Use the search box contained withinBT 98to search by ships Official Number and date. Her master, Captain Ford, had attempted to avert the incident by ordering 'half-astern' on the starboard engines, but it was too late. finally arrives at Hong Kong on 15th July 1971. Use the search box contained withinBT 98 to search by year and name of ships port of registry. 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. As soon as the decision to retire the 'Elizabeth' was made public, her cruises and Western Ocean crossings became popular with those who had travelled on and had loved the ship over the kength of her career. After the formal speeches had been completed there was a pause as high tide and slack water were awaited. The QUEEN ELIZABETH approaching her wartime anchorage at the Tail of the Bank. In 1961 Cunard liners were to make 207 sailings to and from New York. 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