 Sydney Morning Herald | Canberra Captain took liner to war Sydney Morning Herald They joined the ship at Southampton amid preparations to convert it for war – two helicopter pads were constructed on the upper decks, one replacing the first-class passengers' swimming pool, and chunks of the superstructure were cut away to allow the ship to be ... Four days later, faced with confused instructions from Northwood, he decided to take the Canberra 900 miles further into the Antarctic to the island of South Georgia to rendezvous with the QE2, the other requisitioned liner bringing reinforcements. |
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Canberra Captain took liner to war - Sydney Morning Herald
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Friday, June 15, 2012
'Madam Butterfly 3D' sailing on the QE2 - DigitalJournal.com
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 DigitalJournal.com | 'Madam Butterfly 3D' sailing on the QE2 DigitalJournal.com “Madam Butterfly 3D” will be shown aboard Cunard's flagship, Queen Mary 2, beginning July 6. It is, so far, the only ship currently scheduled to present the film. |
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Britain's last few shipbuilders steer a course through the fiscal storm - The Guardian
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 The Guardian | Britain's last few shipbuilders steer a course through the fiscal storm The Guardian The 63-year-old artist Tom McKendrick worked nearby at Clydebank's John Brown & Co yard, where he helped build the QE2 – the last great ship of that era. He doesn't sentimentalise an industry that has been vastly diminished since he left it in 1969, ... |
Friday, June 1, 2012
HM The Queen and Scotland: 60 Years - BBC News
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 BBC News | HM The Queen and Scotland: 60 Years BBC News In September 1967, the Queen visited the John Brown and Co shipyard in Clydebank to launch and name 'hull 736' as the Queen Elizabeth II or QE2. The QE2 was the last great liner to be built in the upper Clyde. Aside from her official duties in Scotland ... |
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