THE QUEEN VISITS HER NAMESAKE.—Ships at Soathampton were dressed when the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh paid an official visit to the new Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth II. Captain Sir William Warwick, master of the vessel, is shown explaining the control consoles on the bridge to the Queen, while the Duke of Edinburgh inspects a depth-finding device. The 63,000-ton liner is steered by a wheel smaller than thatof an average ear.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31981, 7 May 1969, Page 16
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72THE QUEEN VISITS HER NAMESAKE.—Ships at Soathampton were dressed when the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh paid an official visit to the new Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth II. Captain Sir William Warwick, master of the vessel, is shown explaining the control consoles on the bridge to the Queen, while the Duke of Edinburgh inspects a depth-finding device. The 63,000-ton liner is steered by a wheel smaller than thatof an average ear. Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31981, 7 May 1969, Page 16
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