RMS Queen Elizabeth: Cunard's Forgotten Queen

Running mate to the more famous Queen Mary, the RMS Queen Elizabeth, launched in 1938, was the largest passenger ship in the world until she met her fiery demise in Victoria Harbor in 1972. Her career as a passenger liner was delayed when World War 2 broke out and a top-secret plot hatched by Winston Churchill saved her from Luftwaffe bombs. She was instrumental in carrying troops and supplies from North America to the war in Europe. After the war, along with the Queen Mary, she was a favorite for crossing the Atlantic, carrying over 2 million passengers over the course of her long and iconic career.Help support this channel with some ship shape merch! https://www.bigoldboats.com/shopInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigoldboatsSources:The Only Way to Cross - John Maxtone-Graham: https://amzn.to/3lLVFjAPicture History of the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth - William H. Jr. Miller: https://amzn.to/3vWLSf9http://....www.liverpoolships.o - Encountershttps://soundcloud.com/lemmino/encountersJohn Abbot - City Phases https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/530JEZzEY7/ John Abbot - The Washing Ladies https://www.epidemicsound.com/....track/wEAmqSQrtz/dre - Glooming https://www.epidemicsound.com/....track/CfZBnyOvMt/Gav Luke - What Once Was https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/VLMCHp0SIs/ Image Credit:RMMV Oceanic III by AntonLogvynenko https://commons.wikimedia.org/....wiki/File:The_ocean_ Intro1:56 Transatlantic Rivalries4:37 A Second Queen8:13 War10:13 Queens of the Atlantic11:58 An Uncertain Future14:45 Disaster17:28 Legacy
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