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RMS Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth was an ocean liner operated by Cunard Line. In tandem with the Queen Mary both ships provided a weekly luxury liner service between Southampton in the United Kingdom and New York City in the United States, via Cherbourg in France.
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Jan 8, 2002 cunard fire hong kong queen elizabeth seawise university wreck T Tarn Stephanos Member Jan 8, 2002 #1 When the poor Queen Elizabeth was burned to a crisp in 1972 under the new name Seawise University, her burned out hulk sat in Hong Kong harbor for a few years.
The sad wreck of RMS Queen Elizabeth Hong Kong Harbor The Vintage News
Digitally altered depiction of the RMS Queen Elizabeth, based on a free-use photo of the RMS Queen Mary. RMS Elizabeth finally set sail on November 13, 1940, when she was requisitioned by the Ministry of Transport. She sailed to Singapore where she got converted into a troopship, outfitted with anti-aircraft guns and enough bunks to carry 5,000.
Wreck of the RMS Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong Harbor r/Shipwrecks
Galbraith also found a bit of brass plate which he had polished up on one side and inscribed "Taken from the Queen Elizabeth, Hong Kong Harbour, on the 12th day of April, 1972." He told me: "There's no better example of what happened to her. The bright brass on one side contrasts with the fire-blackened mess on the other."
On This Day Queen Elizabeth passenger liner sinks into Hong Kong harbour after catching fire
On January 9, 1972, the ship Seawise University (formerly the RMS Queen Elizabeth) sinks in Hong Kong Harbor despite a massive firefighting effort over two days. The Queen Elizabeth,.
QE1Hong Kong Harbour 1972 RMS Queen Elizabth in Hong Kong… Flickr
The rather dull looking Queen Elizabeth, considering she had been painted in wartime grey, arrived in New York harbour on March 7, 1940. Queen Elizabeth passes the Statue of Liberty at New York on March 7.. the Elizabeth was renamed Seawise University and she sailed for Hong Kong on February 10, 1971. Elizabeth, renamed Seawise University is.
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Photo Credit Only two years later, the ship was deemed a fire hazard and was closed down by the local authorities. Hong Kong businessman Tung Chao Yung, who wanted to convert her into a floating university purchased the RMS Queen Elizabeth at auction in 1970.
The Seawise University (ex Queen Elizabeth) arrives at Hong Kong in July 1971 Beautiful Ocean
On the morning of Sunday, Jan. 9, 1972, while the Queen Elizabeth was anchored in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, a series of fires suddenly broke out aboard the ship, forcing hundreds of visiting shipyard workers and their families to evacuate the ship.
Picture This T1258 RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 in Hong Kong Harbour
On the morning of Sunday, Jan. 9, 1972, while the Queen Elizabeth was anchored in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, a series of fires suddenly broke out aboard the ship, forcing hundreds of visiting shipyard workers and their families to evacuate the ship. John A. Hudson, an Englishman who had sailed his own boat into Hong Kong Harbor, describes.
The Liner Queen Elizabeth, after burning from Stem to Stern in Hong Kong Harbor, 1972
The Queen Elizabeth was subsequently retired in 1968, and three years later was sold to the Chinese shipping tycoon C.Y. Tung. Tung then brought the ship to Hong Kong to be converted to a floating school called "Seawise University." After a mysterious series of fires broke out aboard the ship in 1972, the Queen Elizabeth capsized and sank.
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Launched, on 27 September 1938, the RMS Queen Elizabeth (1,031 feet long and 118.5 feet wide) was the largest passenger liner ever constructed.. Hong Kong businessman Tung Chao Yung, who wanted to convert her into a floating university purchased the RMS Queen Elizabeth at auction in 1970.. 1972: The wreck of Seawise University, the former.
Queen Elizabeth arrived in Hong Kong, 1971 Queen Elizabeth… Flickr
SCMP Highlights A personalised news feed of stories that matter to you Fire and smoke engulf the former luxury liner Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour on January 9, 1972..
The Wreck of RMS Queen Elizabeth Hong Kong Harbor
Buried at the bottom of Victoria Harbour remains the keel, hull and boilers from the QEII predecessor, RMS Queen Elizabeth. It was purchased at auction in 1970 by local tycoon C.Y. Tung and sank two years later following a fire.
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A 'Noble Ship'. Called in 1938 a "noble ship" by her godmother, Queen Eliza beth of England, the ship was a troop carrier during World War II. She transported nearly 500, 000 G.I.'s to the.
Queen Elizabeth2 in Hong Kong Harbor Photograph by Carl Purcell
Old Hong Kong's 50-year-old shipwreck: how the world's largest boat, Britain's RMS Queen Elizabeth, sank on the seabed of Victoria Harbour - and it's still there! | South China Morning.
Queen Elizabeth on fire and sinking in Hong Kong Harbour J… Flickr
1963 & 1964 Queen Elizabeth / 1971 & 1972 Seawise University . PLEASE NOTE:. Seawise Queen is seen ablaze in Hong Kong Harbour - The Queen Elizabeth's sad demise. Her partial remains are now located under a Container Terminal, how tragic! Photograph South China Morning Post .