(the French Line) brought out the ILE DE FRANCE in that year, and it was known that it was planning to build a superliner (which would be the NORMANDIE). In 1951 the 'Queens' sailed from Southampton every 15 or 17 days, but the 1952 schedules show each liner sailing everyfourteen days, enabling fifteen round voyages to be made between May and October compared with just eleven in 1951. In addition, the following types of lists were introduced used between 1835 until 1856: Agreements for Foreign Going or Foreign Trade ships (Schedule A) A group of the Purser's staff in the Tourist Purser's cabin. During two years of near neglect, deterioration had rapidly set in, especially in the fragile boiler tubes. He wrote in his private diary: "My own airm has always been to use '534' as a lever for bringing about a merger between the Cunard and White Star Lines, thus establishing one strong British company in the North Atlantic trade.". WebQueen Elizabeth docked at Southampton in 1967. Rear Admiral Carruthers Joseph William. John Brown Image The queen is greeted by Sir Percy Bates of Cunard John Brown Image The front cover of the official launching booklet for the Queen Elizabeth The ships are listed alphabetically by name in the paper catalogue. Within that context, as Sir Percy Bates, the chairman of the Cunard Steamship Company, never tired of explaining: In May 1930, Cunard began to make tentative enquiries about the possibility of dry-docking facilities at Southampton for its two new superliners. Over 3,000 tons had to be pumped out eventually at a cost of 140,000 to Mr Tung. 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. From the outset the intention had been to operate a two-ship service on the North Atlantic. L.Sea. [28], The ship was destroyed by the fire, and the water sprayed on her by fireboats caused the burnt wreck to sink in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour. The two funnels were self-supporting and braced internally to give a cleaner-looking appearance. Under the command of Commodore Sir James Bisset, the ship travelled to the Isle of Arran and her trials were carried out. The rest, up to 1989, have been destroyed. Tung, the head of the Orient Overseas Line, intended to convert the vessel into a university for the World Campus Afloat program (later reformed and renamed as Semester at Sea). Their welcome in New York was, to say the least, tumultous. In November 1948 a series of strikes dragged on for sixteen days, and on 2nd December the QUEEN ELIZABETH had sailed on the same tide as the QUEEN MARY and the AQUITANIA, a unique event in the history of all three vessels. After 1972 only two 10% samples of crew lists and agreements have been preserved. The QUEEN ELIZABETH was ready for her trials in early October and sailed for the Clyde on the sixth of the month. 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) 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. The small vessel's skipper hoisted a flag signal: "What ship is that?" The whole affair turned into a spectacular fiasco as the 'Mary' was undercrewed and had to cross the equator twice without the benefit of air-conditioning. The following morning a small coastal collier was seen in the Irish Sea wallowing along at 6 knots. During this time, and for a while after, she was under American control through a lend-lease agreement. By six o'clock the next morning, thirteen tugs had arrived from Southampton, Portsmouth Dockyard and Poole. The following morning a small coastal collier was seen in the Irish Sea wallowing along at 6 knots. Flt.Lt. The QUEEN ELIZABETH at anchor at the Tail of the Bank off Gourock. Cunard had insisted that he sail with the ship on her supposed coastal voyage as part of a ruse to throw enemy agents off the scent as to her actual destination. The Cunard Line carried 177,547 passengers across the North Atlantic in 1961, 30,000 below the previous year's total. Launched, September 27, 1938. She also has the distinction of being the largest-ever riveted ship by gross tonnage. It was named after Dr Gauss, a nineteenth century expert on magnetism, whose theories had enabled the Germans to produce their new lethal magnetic mines. Search for crew lists and agreements from 1951 to 1994 at: The National Archives search our 10% sample by ships number inBT 99. On 25th November 1935 Sir Percy Bates wrote to Swan Hunter; Vickers Armstrong; John Brown and Cammell Laird advising them that, although his Board had not reached any final decision, they might decide to build a vessel to run alongside the QUEEN MARY. 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. The minimum rate for each cruise would be $185 or 66. Searchby ships official number in: There is also an index to Second World War log books, agreements and crew lists inBT 385. All this seemingly had no end, but this complacency would be destroyed completely in the 1960s. Two thousand men were ferried out daily to work on the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY as she lay at anchor off Hong Kong. She was back in New York on 19th August to begin her regular G.I. They begin to appear amongst the records from 1852 onwards; many have been destroyed; usually only those recording a birth or death have survived. Cunard's appropriated pilot, Captain Bowyer, was not available as he was 'fogbound' on another vessel. Gregg William. 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. 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. He went on deck and saw three great ships - the two 'Queens' and the ILE DE FRANCE stationary. 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. Some 30 Cunard staff had been retained, mostly engineers to assist in running the boilers and generators. A painting by Captain Stephen J Card of the two 'Queens' passing in, mid-Atlantic. WebRMS Queen Elizabeth History Pages. During the turnround in New York on her second G.I. The maiden voyage had been arranged to depart from Southampton on 16th October 1946. The Verandah Grill on the QUEEN ELIZABETH -, exclusively for the use of first-class passengers. 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. Speed varied between 7 and 11 knots, with the higher speed using 300 tons of oil per day. Use the search box contained withinBT 98 to search by year and name of ships port of registry. In the foreground are the United States. [12] The interiors were designed by a team of artists headed by the architect George Grey Wornum. Rodaway Thomas. WebScenes on the main podium prior the launching, the two Princesses are notable, especially Princess Elizabeth , our future Queen! There was great complacency in the Cunard boardroom: people would always prefer to cross the ocean by liner, and preferably by Cunard ! On 26th October 1958 the first American commercial jet took off for Paris and a whole new era was born. 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. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. Two months later Cunard received a letter from Winston Churchill,[15] then First Lord of the Admiralty, ordering the ship to leave Clydeside as soon as possible and "to keep away from the British Isles as long as the order was in force". The QUEEN ELIZABETH had a heavily raked bow. Perhaps the advent of the fully air-conditioned UNITED STATES prompted Cunard to take this measure. Despite the effectiveness of the new stabilisers to minimise rolling, nothing could be done to reduce the pitching. Half-yearly crew lists for ships on home voyages (Schedule D) The 5 million was released on 28th July. On her next voyage, the week before the maiden voyage of the UNITED STATES, the QUEEN ELIZABETH averaged 31.09 knots for one day's run. Bdmn. Later that day, at the time when she was due to arrive at Southampton, the city was bombed by the Luftwaffe. 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. to the Ambrose Channel Light Vessel off New York at 27.91 knots. RMS Carpathia - History, Accommodations, & Ephemera Collection. 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. 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. Eventually both the House of Commons and the House of Lords voted and the Bill was passed on 27th March 1934. 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. These records, which collectively date from 1747 to the 1990s, can providebrief details of ships, the voyages they took and their crew. to embark 5,000 troops on a northbound convoy to Suez. There was now no hope of her entering service as the jewel of the British merchant marine. Queen Elizabeth was retired after her final crossing to New York, on 8 December 1968. 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. In January 1957 the Cunard Line announced that it had carried 275,500 passengers across the Atlantic in 1956, an increase of 16,500 over its 1955 carryings. Another obvious difference between the two ships was the lack of a forward well deck on the new QUEEN ELIZABETH. On the right hand side was the certificate of discharge, which had spaces to fill in the name of the ship, official number, port of registry, registered tonnage, port of departure, name of seaman, date of birth, place of birth, capacity, date of entry into crew lists, place and date of discharge. Since the Registry General of Shipping and seamen regulations covered only British seamen, details of engagement, such as length of engagement, could be different, allowing a lascar seaman to be contracted for a period longer than one voyage and sometimes for several years. In an lighter vein, it should not be forgotten that it was a G.I. Each piece in this series covers a number of ships and therefore appears in our catalogue as a range of numbers. For the purpose of this list, they have been included as Cunard ships. In the centre, on the south side of Pier 90, is the QUEEN MARY, and across. Search for ships registered at: In 1835, following the Merchant Shipping Act, muster books were replaced by similar records known as crew lists and agreements. During this time, and for a while after, she was under American control through a lend-lease agreement. 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 'Queens'. All these record series are indexed on theRecord Search database. The Clyde Navigation Trust indicated that the dredged channel in the Clyde would not be ready before the end of February 1940. In an lighter vein, it should not be forgotten that it was a G.I. The keel, boilers and engines remained at the bottom of the harbour, and the area was marked as "Foul" on local sea charts, warning ships not to try to anchor there. Although the 'Queens' could easily manage 27 or 28 knots, they were reduced to the convoy's common speed of around 20 knots. Passengers: 850 first, 720 cabin, 744 tourist. [21] After her trials Queen Elizabeth finally entered passenger service, allowing Cunard White Star to launch the long-planned two-ship weekly service to New York. 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. WebRMS Queen Elizabeth History Pages. 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. Signal: `` What ship rms queen elizabeth crew lists that? set in, mid-Atlantic side Pier... 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