1957 RMS Queen Elizabeth Leaving Port 00:09 Zoom out RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 at sea on maiden voyage; 1969 00:27 1957 Promenade Deck of RMS Queen Elizabeth 00:08 Zoom into RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 stern on maiden voyage; 1969 00:08 Aerial RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 at sea on maiden voyage; 196...
In 1862 a child was born who would provide the world with an uncanny glimpse of the future. His name was Morgan Robertson and after spending his early life at sea he settled down at 36 years of age to write novels of ships and sailors. A total of 14 novels flowed from his pen before...
She had a flush main deck which was 11 feet longer than theQueen Mary. Special high elastic steel plates were used in the construction of theQueen Elizabethto absorb the stress to which she would be subjected to because of her size. The steel plates in the hull range from 8 to 30 feet...
TheQueen Elizabethwould be better fitted out than her sister, theQueen Mary. She would be slightly longer by eleven feet and would be 4000 tons heavier. She was the largest ship ever built at that time and would remain so for another 56 years. Sir Percy Bates gave an address at the cer...
… Alyson Williams’ ‘Raw’ LP, reviewed in full on import last week, is inevitably now out here too (Def Jam 463293 1) … The 45 King’s The 900 Number’ has apparently spawned a new sliding and jumping dance dubbed the “chill” at Mr B’s in Southend...