GIANT TROOPSHIP
QUEEN ELIZABETH RECORD DOCKING JOB VANCOUVER. Dec. 6. The censorship permits the disclo acre (hat the giant linen Queen Elizabeth vusi remodelled a: a troop-snip, •n Fcbtuary, 19-12, in the drydocks ad Esquimalt, British Columbia, one cn the few in the British Empire capable of accommodating the vessel. The Queen Elisabeth came from Australia, riding light, after transporting prisoners-of-war to the Commonwealth. Bunks were built everywhere, including the swimming pool, the theatre, and the cocktail bars. Luxury furniture was stowed in the shelter deck and carried on the out-going voyage, probably for storage in Australia. ■ The ship's crew of approximately 800 flooded the streets of Victoria. Esquimalt and other island towns on shore leave. Thousands of workers from all parts of Canada refitted the liner in record time.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21582, 8 December 1944, Page 3
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