On 3 March, 1940, the largest ocean liner ever built set sail on her maiden voyage. This new ship - named RMS Queen Elizabeth - was not carrying any passengers on that first voyage, and only had a small skeleton crew aboard. In fact, the Queen Elizabeth was sailing under complete secrecy. With the world expecting the ship to make a short voyage to Southampton, the untested and untried Queen Elizabeth set sail for New York at high speed at what has been described as a "mad dash" to safety across the North Atlantic ocean.
Join maritime historian and author Chris Frame for the first in a series of Cunard History Videos and explore the rich early history of the Queen Elizabeth, from her construction at John Brown Shipyard to her early years of service as a troopship during World War II.
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Img [1] – RMS Queen Elizabeth / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain:
Img [2] – RMS Queen Mary / Colin Hargreaves / Permission Granted
Img [3] – RMS Queen Mary / Creative Commons Share Alike 2.0 / Altair78 / Wikimedia Commons:
Img [4] – Cunard White Star Logo / Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0 / WC1905 / Wikimedia Common:
Img [5] – John Brown Building / Creative Commons / No Known Copyright Restrictions / Flickr The Commons / Wikimedia Commons:
Img [6] – Turbine Engine / Image or media file based on a work of a National Park Service employee. As a work of the US Government, such work is in the Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons:
Img [7] - Queen Elizabeth Construction / Work created by the United Kingdom Government and is in the Public Domain because it is one of the following: It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or It was published prior to 1970; or It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1970 / Wikimedia Commons /
Img [8] – Queen Elizabeth / Work of the US Government / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons:
Img [9] – junkers Ju 87 / Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-646-5188-17 / Opitz / CC-BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons:
Img [10] – New York Skyline / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons:
Img [11] (and Thumbnail) – Queen Elizabeth at Sea / UK Government / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons:
Img [12] – Queen Elizabeth Wartime Grey / Henderson & Cremer Collection / Used with Permission.
Img [13] – RMS Mauretania / UK Government / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons:
Img [14] – Three Ships New York / Public Domain / Flickr The Commons / Wikimedia Commons:
Img [15] – Wartime Service / Public Domain / UK Government Work / Wikimedia Commons:
Img [16] – Queen Elizabeth Troops / Henderson & Cremer Collection / Used with Permission.
Img [17] – Two Queens / Australian Government Work / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons:
Img [18] – Waves on the Atlantic / Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons:
Img [19] – Troops Stern View / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons:
Img [20] – Queen Elizabeth / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons:
Img [21] – First Class / Ian Boyle / Simplon Post Cards:
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