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 new centrally-placed companionway is in place in this photo and there's a repaint where the ladders once were. The object of fitting the coil (one of the first to be so fitted) was hopefully to render the ship immune from magnetic mines by neutralising the ship's magnetic field. The 'Cassandra' column in the 'Daily Mirror' on 29th November 1961 was uncharacteristically enthusiastic about the QUEEN ELIZABETH. The National Archives of Australia has a large number of record series concerning ships crews and the merchant navy. She had been designed for five-day transatlantic passages, not for long voyages. finally arrives at Hong Kong on 15th July 1971. 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. They demanded 50 per man danger money-cum-bonus, but were given 30 plus 5 per month extra pay. Two masts and two funnels. Work on the QUEEN ELIZABETH proceeded rapidly and by February 1937 Colvilles were supplying steel to Clydebank for this ship at the rate of 500 tons a week. Seaman Lornie Peter Barnard. 1951onwards The QUEEN ELIZABETH sailing from Southampton. The Cunard Line carried 177,547 passengers across the North Atlantic in 1961, 30,000 below the previous year's total. 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The QUEEN ELIZABETH in dry dock at Esquimalt, Vancouver Island, BC. 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. A form known as a Schedule C was completed by the master of every Foreign Going Ship, filed within 48 hours of the ships return to a UK port. The QUEEN ELIZABETH dominates a cricket match during. The original design for the engines was for single-reduction geared turbines, the brainchild of Sir Charles Parsons, in which a reduction gear box is placed between the turbine and the propeller shaft for the purpose of allowing both the turbines and the propellers to run at speeds of revolution suitable for maximum efficiency; high speeds of revolution are required for turbine efficiency and low speeds for propeller efficiency. Her carrying capacity was over 15,000 troops and over 900 crew. being transported (not for $100) in the QUEEN ELIZABETH who, in a burst of enthusiasm, said to one of the officers: "Say, why can't you British build a ship like this?" WebQueen Elizabeth docked at Southampton in 1967. The fins were retractable into the hull to save fuel in smooth seas and for docking. But first the ship had to be moved from Port Everglades to Hong Kong. The forms had to be filed within 30 days of the end of June or December. While being constructed in the mid-1930s by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, the build was The next largest category comprised business travel and if current medical opinion was correct there was a danger that modern airspeed had outstepped the capacity of man to adapt himself to its stress. In an lighter vein, it should not be forgotten that it was a G.I. These were installed two, three and five to a tier in every available space and the QUEEN ELIZABETH left San Francisco in a small convoy bound for Sydney with eight thousand troops on board which were needed to bolster Australia's depleted forces until some of her own troops could be recalled from the Middle East. (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). 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. Years indicate year of entry into Cunard service. However another of the still operational boilers was badly damaged: she was now down to just three. Churchill, as First Lord of the Admiralty, expressed his fears for the safety of the QUEEN ELIZABETH and felt that she would fall victim to Nazi bombers in her exposed site at Clydebank. WebThe eight ships which were passed into the ownership of the new concern were - ALPS, ANDES, BRITISH QUEEN, DAMASCUS, LEBANON, KARNAK, TENERIFFE and TAURUS. Recently introduced legislation by the International Maritime Commission also influenced the board's decision. The QUEEN ELIZABETH entering the harbour at. 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. All Digitized Passenger Lists For the RMS Queen Elizabeth Available at the GG Archives. They demanded 50 per man danger money-cum-bonus, but were given 30 plus 5 per month extra pay. The Official Number was allocated on registration, retained for the life of the ship, and was not reused. There was no one on deck, but when the yacht was hailed an old lady appeared from below. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. 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. In the late 1990s, the last remains of the wreck were buried during land reclamation for the construction of Container Terminal 9. Agreements for Home Trade Ships (Schedule B)These agreements covered coastal and fishing ships. When the above lines were written in the mid 1920s, the Cunard Line was operating its Southampton - New York express service with the MAURETANIA (1907), the AQUITANIA (1914) and the BERENGARIA (1913). The name of this establishment so caught their fancy that the crew bars on all Cunard liners were subsequently named in its honour. A fortnight later, on Monday 20th August 1945, the QUEEN ELIZABETH arrived in Southampton for the first time - four and a half years late. Cherbourg was chosen as the French port for the new ships as it had deeper water and a larger harbour than Le Havre. The two sets operated independently so that for a moderate roll only one set needed to be used. WebRMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger Lists 1947-1954 RMS Queen Elizabeth, World's Largest Liner. 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. 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. A week after her arrival at Gourock, the QUEEN ELIZABETH sailed for Suez on 17th June (via Freetown and Simonstown) with reinforcements for the British Eighth Army to help stem Rommel's advance towards the Canal. It was certainly the last time that the two 'Queens' ever stopped at sea in war time. A few muster rolls survive in other record series. The new centrally-placed companionway is in place in this photo and there's a repaint where the ladders once were. Crew lists and agreements for Indian crew (or lascars) of British registered ships who enlisted on the Indian sub-continent are called Asiatic agreements. Across the Channel at Cherbourg the French authorities had proved much more amenable. For records from 1915 you can also search from our dedicated1915 crew lists pagefor online transcriptions of the records from that year search results will include records held at the National Maritime Museum so check the held by information on the page to find out where you can view the original document. Under the terms of the Cunard Insurance Act, Cunard was obliged to start work on the second ship before the Act expired in 1936. By New Year's Day 1972 the liner floated resplendent in her new livery of white hull and orange funnels, with the legend 'Orient Overseas Line' emblazoned along each side of her hull. WebScenes on the main podium prior the launching, the two Princesses are notable, especially Princess Elizabeth , our future Queen! On 6th March 1946, when the QUEEN ELIZABETH arrived back in Southampton, the Ministry of War Transport announced that the ship would be the first ocean-going passenger steamer to be released from His Majesty's Government service. While being constructed in the mid-1930s by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, the build was 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. 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. Search by ships name or number inBT 165 for selected logs covering the periods 1902-1920. 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). There are usually several boxes of records for each port of registry, each box containing an alphabetical range of ships names. Labour disputes at sea and ashore also menaced the liner's schedule and on such occasions she was used as a massive pawn in various disputes involving tugmen, dockers, longshoremen or the crew. Shuttle, there were six sittings for each of two meals. The submarine dived and the captain identified the ship as the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Sir Percy Bates told the Southern Railway that it was a question of 'no dry dock, no ship'. Steam was raised on all boilers on 1st March. Undoubtedly the incomplete QUEEN ELIZABETH was the greatest dilemma facing John Brown's on the outbreak of war. WebRMS Queen Elizabeth History Pages. The QUEEN ELIZABETH in the Firth of Clyde (Inchgreen), The QUEEN ELIZABETH passing the Cloch Lighthouse. For just fourteen days between 7th and 21st March 1940, the world's three, largest liners were together at New York. After several crossings with Joey on board, the crew began to grumble that the weather seemed to have taken a turn for the worse. The QUEEN ELIZABETH was embedded in mud to a point just below the bridge. WebRMS Queen Elizabeth History Pages. the NORMANDIE, the QUEEN MARY and the QUEEN ELIZABETH. Our collection contains a sampling of what was originally produced and printed by the steamship lines. Altogether the QUEEN ELIZABETH made 35 round voyages across the North Atlantic on the 'G.I. Sir Percy Bates told Commodore Bisset: The following day, 8th October, four hundred guests of the Cunard Company boarded the QUEEN ELIZABETH for the return passage to Southampton. The QUEEN MARY was berthed on the south side of Pier 90, and on the north side of Pier 88 lay the French Line's NORMANDIE. Throughout the 'G.I. The Cunard Board had decided, therefore, in view of the changing pattern of the passenger business, much of which could be attributed to political anxiety, that it would be foolish at this juncture to embark on a new capital ship. Barry Claud Barrington. These lists do not include passengers who joined ships en route. The QUEEN ELIZABETH (centre) and the QUEEN MARY (left). While being constructed in the mid-1930s by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, the build was Finally, Queen Elizabeth was sold to Hong Kong businessman Tung Chao Yung, who intended to convert her into a floating university cruise ship called Seawise University. In December 1974 the decision was taken to scrap the remains of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. The Australians also needed what was left of their depleted army for their country's own defence in case of Japanese invasion. accompanied by Sir Percy Bates, the Cunard chairman. ', The QUEEN ELIZABETH slips away from Southampton for the, last time in the early morning fog of 28th November 1968. The reason was the Chancellor of the Exchequer's apprehension at what might be asked of him by his critics when making the announcement of the order in the House, namely 'that this tender business was all a farce, and that the order was in Brown's pocket from the start. This was designed so that the Government would assume responsibility of the risk of the ship's insurance value over and above the amount which the market could absorb. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~, ____________________________________________________, "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. 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. 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 RESCUE could not handle the ship on her own and so a second tug was summoned. Towards the end of 1940 additional seamen arrived on board the QUEEN ELIZABETH, having travelled from Halifax, N.S. [12] The interiors were designed by a team of artists headed by the architect George Grey Wornum. With these improvements, Cunard intended to keep the ship in operation until at least the mid-1970s. WebHMS Queen Elizabeth during the Second World War 1939-1945. [21] Queen Elizabeth's engines were capable of driving her to speeds of over 32 knots. brides to the United States while Queen Elizabeth was overhauled at the Firth of Clyde Drydock, in Greenock, by the John Brown Shipyard. 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. to the Ambrose Channel Light Vessel off New York at 27.91 knots. Sanders Samuel Donald . 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. Completed by the masters of ships engaged in the coastal or fishing trade, giving the voyages and crew for the preceding half year, and was to be filed within 21 days of the end of June or December. The two-funnelled MAURETANIA and the, SYLVANIA are berthed at Pier 92. The American liner made 44 Atlantic crossings and carried 70,104 passengers in 1955. For the purpose of this list, they have been included as Cunard ships. During her construction she was more commonly known by her shipyard number, Hull 552. 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 Mr Tung's plan (he liked to be called 'C Y') was based on an idea first proposed by U Thant, the Secretary General of the United Nations, that a ship be used for educational purposes whilst spreading goodwill and understanding amongst nations and between different cultures. [37], The wreck was featured in the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun, as a covert headquarters for MI6. WebThe Queen Elizabeth is the newest addition to the Cunard Line and made its debut voyage in October 2010. Within that context, as Sir Percy Bates, the chairman of the Cunard Steamship Company, never tired of explaining: "The two new vessels represent the smallest and slowest ships which can fulfill these conditions and accomplish such a regular service. Apparently the torpedo had exploded well away from the ship. The popularity of the two 'Queens' meant enormous profits for the Cunard Line and the two ships repaid their original investments many times over. The prominent square ventilation cowls on the Mary were also dispensed with on the new ship; fans of a newer design were installed inside the ship. Mildenhall Wilfred Charles. In July the ship was sold for $8.64 million to a company called Queen Inc. 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. Recently introduced legislation by the International Maritime Commission also influenced the board's decision. AB. 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. Each piece in this series covers a number of ships and therefore appears in our catalogue as a range of numbers. Cunard's finances were in a very strong state whilst those of White Star were very poor. Eventually both the House of Commons and the House of Lords voted and the Bill was passed on 27th March 1934. In all, 2,228 passengers had booked passage on the QUEEN ELIZABETH's maiden voyage. 1951onwards 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. The following afternoon, Tuesday 27th February, the QUEEN ELIZABETH was officially handed over to Cunard - White Star at 3.pm as she lay at anchor at the Tail of the Bank - untested and untried. These essentially distinguished between ships sailing in waters around Britain (home) and those sailing further afield (foreign). Then, with the same pair of gold scissors that Queen Mary had used to perform the launching ceremony of her namesake, she cut the red, white and blue ribbon which released the bottle of Empire wine to break, just in time, against the new ship's accelerating bow. An unplanned lengthy mid-voyage stopover allowed the new owners to fly spare parts out to the ship and carry out repairs before resuming the course to Hong Kong Harbour, where she arrived in July 1971. [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. 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. Paul earned a Masters of Archival Studies - a terminal degree from Clayton State University in Georgia, where he studied under renowned archivist Richard Pearce-Moses. The speed required for the 112-hour passage on the various tracks used across the Atlantic according to the season would be between 27.61 and 28.94 knots. 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. In spite of the understandable Canadian protestations that they wanted their soldiers to step directly on to Canadian soil, Commodore Bisset recommended that future repatriations should be to either New York or Boston. 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 SEAWISE UNIVERSITY was comparatively underpowered and manned by an inexperienced crew. All the Cunard records from that period have apparently been lost. Just after midnight on 25th September 1967 the two 'Queens' passed each other in mid-Atlantic, the QUEEN MARY makingher final eastbound transatlantic crossing. The first-class restaurant on the QUEEN ELIZABETH. However, U.S. legislators had another surprise up their sleeve. Often the description of a mans conduct, listed under the two headings General Conduct and Ability in Seamanship, consisted of nothing more than the letters VG (Very Good). WebLists can also include passengers who were family members of seamen. The anchors were examined and each link of her anchor chains painted. dry dock at Southampton for annual overhaul. Shuttle' the two. During two years of near neglect, deterioration had rapidly set in, especially in the fragile boiler tubes. shipyard, bound for the Tail of the Bank off Greenock. All these quickly spread, fanned carried by the ample supply of air coming into the ship through the open shell doors. Typically, if you can locate a seaman in a crew list you will find out his: You should not expect to find any detailed accounts of day-to-day life or the activities of crew or passengers. Originally vetoing the idea of allowing her portrait to be hung in the ship when the liner was launched, Queen Elizabeth had now relented. 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. The liner did not now have enough power to manoeuvre, should the need arise, but she did have enough momentum - plus the aid of tugs - to carry her through the harbour entrance. 160,000 s.h.p. The QUEEN ELIZABETH at anchor off Nassau, Bahamas. 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. This argument was buttressed by the statement that the British Government charged the United States for transporting American troops in the QUEEN MARY and the QUEEN ELIZABETH. The world's three largest liners were together for the first and, as events were to prove, the last time. Cunard's appropriated pilot, Captain Bowyer, was not available as he was 'fogbound' on another vessel. To find a crew list and agreement from 1855 onwards, you will need to know the ships official number. To find the right range for your ship you will need to search using the first two or three digits of the number. Their high speeds allowed them to outrun hazards, principally German U-boats, usually allowing them to travel without a convoy. The Mercantile Marine Act of 1850 required masters to keep a ships Official Log to record events on board including: Logs were deposited after each foreign voyage, or half-yearly for home trade ships. 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. The QUEEN ELIZABETH had now been in the water for over two years since her launch on 27th September 1938. Over a two-hour period engine revolutions were increased from 100 (17 knots) to 154 (26 knots). All twelve boilers had been reconditioned and her four engines thoroughly overhauled. On 28th May 1930, the Cunard Company told John Brown & Company of Clydebank that it had been selected as the builder of the first of the two new ships. WebRMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger Lists 1947-1954 RMS Queen Elizabeth, World's Largest Liner. 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 QUEEN ELIZABETH arrived back in the Clyde on 4th December 1965 and entered the Firth of Clyde dry dock at Greenock on 9th December. Three five-day cruises between New York and Nassau, Bahamas were planned for February and early March 1963, after which the liner would return to Atlantic service. However, over the winter of 1967/68, Cunard received several serious enquiries from potential buyers. The American liner made 44 Atlantic crossings and carried 70,104 passengers in 1955. The general assumption that the replacements for the 'Queens' would be built at Clydebank touched a nerve with Dr Dennis Rebbeck, deputy managing director of Harland & Wolff, Belfast. The QUEEN ELIZABETH entering the King George V Dry Dock at Southampton, The QUEEN ELIZABETH was ready for her trials in early October and sailed for the Clyde on the sixth of the month. During this time, and for a while after, she was under American control through a lend-lease agreement. The size of the two proposed superliners was not dictated in any way by a desire on the part of Cunard to have 'Big Ships' for their own sake. Four torpedoes were fired and the U-Boat followed their course. [8] The official contract between Cunard and government financiers was signed on 6 October 1936. The QUEEN ELIZABETH passing the Statue of Liberty, New York, on 7th March 1940 on the completion of her successful 'secret', The QUEEN ELIZABETH arrives at New York on 7th March 1940. But the prime reason for the day's visit was for the Queen to unveil a portrait of herself. On the orders of the neutral American government (in accordance with the Geneva Convention), only maintenance or construction work of a non-beligerent nature could be carried out on the liners moored along the New York waterfront. The remainder, lying on the harbour bed, was blown up as the wreck was a hazard to navigation. THE CUNARD WHITE STAR LINER QUEEN ELIZABETH. During a conference on board, the U.S. military was told how many men had been transported on each Sydney - Suez voyage. ", 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. Day it fell to the Queens to transport back to the United States many of the hundreds of thousands of the G.I.s they had brought to Europe, and, in the case of the QUEEN MARY, to transport 25,000 American servicemen's 'War Brides' and their children to their new home country. two express steamers became a reality in August, 1947. Whilst on the G.I. (The Singapore facility was no longer available). A group of the Purser's staff in the Tourist Purser's cabin. Check the opening hours and contact details for local archives usingfind an archive. She had crossed the North Atlantic Ocean 896 times in peacetime, and had carried 2,300,000 passengers, steaming 3,472,675 nautical miles in the process, On 6th November 1968 Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visited the ship for the very last time. Because of the world depression, construction work had not gone very far before it was suspended.. (The QUEEN MARY had been ship number 534). 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. Cunard's appropriated pilot, Captain Bowyer, was not available as he was 'fogbound' on another vessel. By midnight on 9th January the fire had burnt through five decks and the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY had developed a starboard list of 17 degrees, the start of a slow and unstoppable capsize. Digitized Passenger ListsOceanic to Ryndam. The QUEEN ELIZABETH departing from the river of her birth, and her. From there she sailed to Simonstown (Cape Town) where German prisoners of war boarded, heading for internment in the United States. The purpose of the visit was to enable Queen Elizabeth to present the ship with her personal standard, to be framed and hung in the first-class restaurant. WebHMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest and most powerful vessel ever constructed for the Royal Navy. 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. Mr C.Y. 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) Sometimes a log book, with details of the ships voyages (see section 7), was filed along with the agreements and crew lists. It occurred one day out of Ceylon and Dr Maguire remembered waking suddenly because the engines were slowing down. WebAll surviving agreements and crew lists with their logbooks are held by The National Archives, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. The QUEEN ELIZABETH berthed alongside the Ocean Terminal, at Southampton, taking on bunkers for her next voyage. The QUEEN MARY still holds the Blue Riband with her 1938 eastbound crossing at 31.69 knots, and that is quite good enough. [14] The ship was then sent for fitting out. Tung and contained much well looked after second hand tonnage within its fleet. Townley had previously commanded Aquitania on one voyage, and several of Cunard's smaller vessels before that. The Cammell Laird tender had been 4,683,000. Promptly at 2.pm on 16th October 1946, the QUEEN ELIZABETH. and acceptance trials over the Arran Mile, in the Firth of Clyde. 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