It was decided to steam her all the way and a Chinese crew was flownto Florida, along with workers from Mr Tung's own shipyard. Coincidentally, just one week later, the EMPRESS OF CANADA was burnt out in Gladstone Dock at Liverpool. The QUEEN ELIZABETH was not successful as a cruise ship. However, the launching ceremony, which was being broadcast to the nation by radio, did not go without incident. By converting water tanks, an additional 1,000 tons of fuel, or about one day's comsumption, could be carried. 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 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. Her master, Captain Ford, had attempted to avert the incident by ordering 'half-astern' on the starboard engines, but it was too late. Many local archives hold the records relating to their local ports. They would follow the natural progression of developments then taking place in marine engineering and in naval architecture. Shuttle'. Chesney Henry. Mildenhall Wilfred Charles. More than a year after the two 'Queens' had last met in New York, they sailed in company for the very first time in April 1941. Some of the publications below may be available to buy fromThe National Archives bookshop. The fins were retractable into the hull to save fuel in smooth seas and for docking. Search inBT 387for agreements and crew lists of allied foreign ships requisitioned or chartered by the British government in the Second World War. The C.G.T. The lady then tied her yacht up to a buoy (a forbidden practice carrying a heavy fine), and two days later Southampton Harbour Board received a letter from the lady alleging her yacht had been 'interfered with' by the QUEEN ELIZABETH. WebRMS Queen Elizabeth History Pages. Cunard always refused to acknowledge the recently introduced Hales Trophy as a tangible symbol of the achievement. TheNational Records of Scotlandholds agreements and crew lists under the reference BT 3, covering 1867-1913, for Scottish ships only. 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. 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. However, to stop the QUEEN ELIZABETH would take considerable time. GGA Image ID # 1d36e82385 Queen Elizabeth (1940) Cunard Line Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. The QUEEN ELIZABETH had also been fitted with four miles of rubber coated copper cable would around her enormous hull. Shuttle voyage from Southampton, Commodore James Bisset had the Elizabeth's wartime grey funnels repainted in Cunard's red and black. The UNITED STATES took the 'Blue Riband' on her maiden voyage. 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. These lists do not include passengers who joined ships en route. The offender turned out to be a retired rear-admiral with a D.S.O. She underwent refit work in drydock adding accommodation and armaments, and three hundred naval ratings quickly painted the hull. The, 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. Her propellers were removed and cleaned and the underwater hull cleaned and painted. In November 1942, the QUEEN ELIZABETH was involved in an incident that still remains the subject of much speculation. The extent of original materials at the GG Archives can be very beneficial when researching your family's migration from Europe. WebRMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger Lists 1947-1954 RMS Queen Elizabeth, World's Largest Liner. She would then have been remembered as the fine working ship that she undoubtedly was. L.Sea. August 2 - 7 First time a complete division was carried on any ship. Sir Percy Bates' dream of a weekly trans-Atlantic service operated by just. After 1861 only a sample of crew lists and agreements and log books are held at The National Archives. As an indication of the worsening European situation, the keel of the Royal Navy's newest battleship, HMS DUKE OF YORK, was laid on 5th May 1937 on the slipway adjoining the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Digitized Passenger ListsOceanic to Ryndam. Only a little fuel remained after the transatlantic crossing, but a barge moved alongside to take it off as necessary. The Elizabeth's final round voyage to New York left Southampton on 23rd October 1968. The new liner had a weight on the slipway of 39,400 tons. King George VI had remained in London at the request of the Prime Minister. The forward Observation Bar on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. 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) Looking astern over the cabin-class sports deck. Not only that, but the company headquarters was transferred from Liverpool to Southampton. Their high speeds allowed them to outrun hazards, principally German U-boats, usually allowing them to travel without a convoy. The following morning, 18th April 1947, she steamed into Southampton - fifty hours late ! When considering the comfort of those on board, Cunard had decided against the installation of stabilisers. This shipping empire was owned by a Mr C.Y. Two fins were fitted on each side of the hull. While being constructed in the mid-1930s by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, the build was The new fire regulations (that Cunard had not been able to afford) were incorporated, bringing the ship into line with the stringent standards required by the United States. Suddenly there was a crash of breaking timbers and No.552, on her own volition, started on her un-named journey towards the Clyde. 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. WebAll surviving agreements and crew lists with their logbooks are held by The National Archives, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. WebThe National Records of Scotland holds agreements and crew lists under the reference BT 3, covering 1867-1913, for Scottish ships only. 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. 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. 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. 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) 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. After anchoring off Aruba the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY drifted, dragging her anchor, out to deep water. A few muster rolls survive in other record series. 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.". 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. They were logged at ports such as Madras and Bombay under the direction of the Serang or Headman of the port. Three years later it was announced that the QUEEN ELIZABETH would return to the Clyde in December 1965 for extensive improvements by her builders, John Brown & Company. It is comparatively short - a long weekend by the express steamers or six and a half hours by air. All the Cunard records from that period have apparently been lost. [7], On the day RMS Queen Mary sailed on her maiden voyage, Cunard's chairman, Sir Percy Bates, informed his ship designers, headed by George Paterson, that it was time to start designing the planned second ship. [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]. Bdmn. In 1961 Cunard liners were to make 207 sailings to and from New York. This was the catalyst, but not the only cause, of the withdrawal of the two 'Queens'. 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. Sir Percy Bates had wisely waited for anticipated developments in boiler design to occur. The continuing popularity of the 'Queens' was shown by the fact that they carried 110,800 passengers between them in 1960. 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. After 1972 only two 10% samples of crew lists and agreements have been preserved. This will findBT 98/6795which covers ships numbers 25801-25834 for the year 1860. Queen Elizabeth was retired after her final crossing to New York, on 8 December 1968. Seaman Lornie Peter Barnard. 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. [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]. GGA Image ID # 1d374880f5, RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Class Smoking Room. This also suffered from low bookings and became known as the. In late 1968, Queen Elizabeth was sold to the Elizabeth Corporation, with 15% of the company controlled by a group of Philadelphia businessmen and 85% retained by Cunard. Sometimes a log book, with details of the ships voyages (see section 7), was filed along with the agreements and crew lists. August 2 - 7 First time a complete division was carried on any ship. The QUEEN ELIZABETH off the Battery area of Manhattan as she. 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. It was out of the question for the. Denials of this speculation by British shipping representatives were not accepted. Early in the afternoon of 9th November a large, two-funnelled steamer was sighted, some six to seven miles away. Use the search box contained withinBT 98to search by ships Official Number and date. Apparently the torpedo had exploded well away from the ship. The climate of southern Florida was much harder on Queen Elizabeth than the climate of southern California was on Queen Mary. Cunard faced formidable competiion in the shape of the brand new liner FRANCE and the UNITED STATES operating a weekly integrated transatlantic service. Typical winter conditions in the North Atlantic. In September 1969 a hurricane warning caused the then almost deserted ship to be partially scuttled to prevent her tearing away from her berth. Cunard's appropriated pilot, Captain Bowyer, was not available as he was 'fogbound' on another vessel. Experience had shown that once converted to oil burning, these ships could turn round in port in eighteen hours when necessary. [citation needed]. All twelve boilers had been reconditioned and her four engines thoroughly overhauled. (The QUEEN MARY had been ship number 534). Under the command of Commodore Sir James Bisset, the ship travelled to the Isle of Arran and her trials were carried out. Sir Percy Bates told the Southern Railway that it was a question of. Honolulu was interested as were the Australians. 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. In January 1931 agreement was reached with the New York Port Authority for a thousand-foot long pier at a rent of 48,000 a year. [14] The ship was then sent for fitting out. 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. 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. 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. Those crew members who, for family or other reasons, declined to sign the new articles were taken off the QUEEN ELIZABETH, sworn to secrecy and subsequently spent many hours, virtually interned, on board the Southampton tender ROMSEY in a nearby loch. Whilst in Singapore many of the crew frequented a pub called the 'Pig and Whistle'. The starboard side of the boat deck on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Her secret sailing was under British Government regulations, so as to lessen the danger of being sunk by the Germans. This meant that the crew had to re-sign on foreign-going Articles. During the five years she had carried 300,000 passengers. BT 387 is arranged by ranges of ships names therefore you will need to browse the series. 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. 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. Running mate: Queen Mary. The two funnels were self-supporting and braced internally to give a cleaner-looking appearance. They went ahead with plans for new quay accommodation and worked amicably with Cunard officials. The QUEEN ELIZABETH at full speed in the North Atlantic. 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 Following this ultimatum the Southern Railway decided to go ahead with the construction of a dry dock 1,200 feet in length, 135 feet wide and 48 feet deep, with a wide area outside the entrance for the ship to swing. 534 was laid on 27th December 1930. In May 1962 the Cunard Line announced that, for the first time ever, the QUEEN ELIZABETH would be going cruising. WebThe RMS Queen Elizabeth was an ocean liner operated by Cunard Line. The King's Messenger was awaited as he would bring the order to sail. The QUEEN ELIZABETH was ready for her trials in early October and sailed for the Clyde on the sixth of the month. Tonnage: 83,673. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence Listing Includes Date Voyage Began, Steamship Line, Vessel, Passenger Class and Route. 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. 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. A Schedule D form was headed Accounts Of Voyages And Crew For Home Trade Ship. The Verandah Grill on the QUEEN ELIZABETH -, exclusively for the use of first-class passengers. October 2 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. On 1st January 1950 the Cunard Steamship Company took over its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cunard - White Star. She was to be fitted with Denny-Brown stabilisers whilst in the King George V dry dock. Additionally, the proposed site was adjacent to Philadelphia International Airport wit its deafening aircraft noise every few minutes, and finally a nearby oil refinery would waft odours over the ship. Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. Sir Basil Smallpiece said: Like a Greek tragedy the tale of woe gathered force. After her launch the QUEEN ELIZABETH was towed round to the fitting-out berth where she would remain for the next sixteen months. During two years of near neglect, deterioration had rapidly set in, especially in the fragile boiler tubes. The following year the wreck was deemed an obstruction to shipping in the area, and in 1974 and 1975 was partially scrapped on site. 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. 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. One detonation was heard. This left only Singapore and the QUEEN ELIZABETH would have to make two stops to take on fuel and water on her voyage from New York. 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. Years indicate year of entry into Cunard service. Not until the Elizabeth had sailed on 2nd March 1940 was it considered safe to release them. to the Ambrose Channel Light Vessel off New York at 27.91 knots. WebQueen Elizabeth docked at Southampton in 1967. This is, indeed, the very heart of a shipping city, where, standing in the windows of that building, one can see the ships of all nations passing by in procession at tide-time, almost as mundanely as the trams whose terminus is at the water's edge. REINA DEL PACIFICO PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION. WW2 Service: Throughout World War II she served as a very valuable troopship, completing the long period of duty in March 1946. At eleven o'clock that evening Captain Townley opened his sealed orders and the Elizabeth's destination was at last known - New York. A bid of $3.2 million (1.3 million at 1969 rates of exchange) was made by the Island Navigation Company of Hong Kong. The King's Messenger was awaited as he would bring the order to sail. At 3.pm the liner commenced her northward run over the Arran measured mile and covered the course in 2 minutes 1.3 seconds which gave an average speed of 29.71 knots. This limited the turn-round at both Southampton and New York to just 36 hours which by current standards sounds very leisurely indeed! Both fires were considered suspicious and detectives questioned 2,000 Thorneycroft workmen and some 400 crew. WebScenes on the main podium prior the launching, the two Princesses are notable, especially Princess Elizabeth , our future Queen! The following morning a small coastal collier was seen in the Irish Sea wallowing along at 6 knots. This was simply a record of the total number of crew (known as a muster roll), but it evolved into what are known as crew lists and agreements. The Elizabeth sailed at 8.pm. By the end of the year Queen Inc. was bankrupt with debts of $12 million. In December 1974 the decision was taken to scrap the remains of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Sir Basil Smallpiece said: "Although the QUEEN MARY's retirement at the end of 1967 had long been forecast, it had been hoped that the results of the QUEEN ELIZABETH's cruise programme last winter would confirm the viability of the Company's plan to keep her in service when the 'Q.4' [launched as the QUEEN ELIZABETH 2] comes along in 1969. On boarding, each G.I. In the entrance channel to the harbour at Port Everglades a second boiler blew and the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY now had just four boilers functioning out of a possible twelve. Others speculated that the fires were the result of a conflict between Tung, a Chinese Nationalist, and Communist-dominated ship construction unions. However the year 1957 proved to be the irreversible turning point when an equal number of people were transported by air as were carried by sea. 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. 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. On 27th March 1955 the QUEEN ELIZABETH sailed down the Channel as far as the Lizard to test the new stabilisers. [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 title of each video, exactly as I have shown it above. There was now no hope of her entering service as the jewel of the British merchant marine. Crew lists for ships on foreign voyages (Schedule C) As a result only twelve boilers were needed for the QUEEN ELIZABETH, rather than the twenty-four in the Mary. Shuttle' the two. The small vessel's skipper hoisted a flag signal: "What ship is that?" Cabins designed for two passengers were equipped with. The business was unsuccessful, and closed in August 1970. The passenger carrying business was now losing money: 1.9 million in 1962, 1.6 million in 1963 and 3 million in 1965. And so rota pilot F.G. Dawson boarded the Elizabeth off the Nab Tower. This 'Glee Party', as it was known, then toured the vessel deck by deck. The 1971 film version starring Connery used the P&O liner SSCanberra for the sequence. Despite the effectiveness of the new stabilisers to minimise rolling, nothing could be done to reduce the pitching. He had no experience of handling ships as large as the 'Queens' and off Calshot at the entrance to Southampton Water the QUEEN ELIZABETH ran aground. 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. Names and Register Tickets of Crew (Foreign Trade) (Schedule G)A list of the crew, with their Register Ticket numbers, to be filed for a foreign-going ship on sailing. On the return southbound voyages the ships carried Allied wounded, internees or enemy prisoners-of-war, stopping off at Ceylon. For the QUEEN ELIZABETH the war was over. 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. As Sir Percy Bates was fond of saying: "These two new, vessels represent the smallest and slowest ships which can, economically maintain a two-ship weekly trans-Atlantic service. Security was paramount at all times, but one particular breach was recalled by Dr Maguire, the surgeon on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. 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. From 1845 onwards the following lists were being used: Schedules C, D and A, B, G. The National Maritime Museum read the museumsMerchant Navy research guidefor advice on how to search for records there. Because of the world depression, construction work had not gone very far before it was suspended.. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Be that as it may, John Thorneycroft's staff at Southampton were set a formidable task with the QUEEN ELIZABETH's overhaul in January 1953. August 2 - 7 First time a complete division was carried on any ship. [5] She was launched on 27 September 1938 and named in honour of Queen Elizabeth, who was later known as the Queen Mother. 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. being transported (not for $100) in the QUEEN ELIZABETH who, in a burst of enthusiasm, said to one of the officers: A fortnight later, on Monday 20th August 1945, the QUEEN ELIZABETH arrived in Southampton for the first time - four and a half years late. Between April 1941 and March 1945 the QUEEN ELIZABETH steamed 492,635 miles and carried 811,324 'passengers'. 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. When Cunard requested that the Americans send over an inspector to approve the improvement work as it progressed, the authorities declined. [15] Queen Elizabeth zigzagged across the Atlantic to elude German U-boats and took six days to reach New York at an average speed of 26 knots. After the formal speeches had been completed there was a pause as high tide and slack water were awaited. The QUEEN ELIZABETH was now equipped to carry 15,000 troops although the numbers were reduced to 12,000 in the winter months. In late 1968, Queen Elizabeth was sold to the Elizabeth Corporation, with 15% of the company controlled by a group of Philadelphia businessmen and 85% retained by Cunard. The ships are listed alphabetically by name in the paper catalogue. research. 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'. On 8th November the QUEEN ELIZABETH sailed on a 'Farewell Cruise' to Las Palmas and Gibraltar, and was back at Southampton on 15th November. On August Bank Holiday, 1950, a yacht cruised across the fairway in the track of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. 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. [8] The official contract between Cunard and government financiers was signed on 6 October 1936. Their 10% of the surviving records are, in general, for years ending with five (1865, 1875, and so on), though they do hold records for some other years too. WebFirst time the Queen Mary carried American troops (8,398 troops, 905 crew). They were filed at the Register Office of Merchant Seamen, the forerunner of the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen (RGSS). 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. These lists do not include passengers who joined ships en route. 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. 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. 160,000 s.h.p. The passage time to Nassau would be 39 hours each way, giving passengers almost two full days there. [9], Queen Elizabeth sat at the fitting-out dock at the shipyard in her Cunard colours until 2 November 1939, when the Ministry of Shipping issued special licences to declare her seaworthy. The Australians also needed what was left of their depleted army for their country's own defence in case of Japanese invasion. To administer this fund, masters or owners of merchant ships had to keep a muster book, also known as a muster roll, which was filed at the port of arrival with the Seamens Fund Receivers. 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. 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. [9] Queen Elizabeth herself performed the launching ceremony on 27 September 1938. Following the 1854 Merchant Shipping Act, both the master and seaman had to sign a Certificate of Discharge and Character (E-1) on termination of a voyage. 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