QUEEN ELIZABETH GOES TO SEA.—At precisely 2 p.m. on October 16, the 83,000-ton Cunard-White Star liner Queen Elizabeth cast off her moorings at Southampton and slid slowly from her berth to begin her maiden passenger voyage to New York. A great crowd assembled on the quayside gave the ship a rousing send-off, other vessels in Southampton water sounded their sirens in farewell as she gathered speed. Overhead half a dozen aircraft circled the “Q.E.,” agleam in her new paint, as she steamed down the Solent to show the world the determination of Britain to hold pride of place in luxurious high-speed ocean travel. Picture shows: Crowds on the quayside give a warm send-off to the Queen Elizabeth as, decked with bunting, he leaves her her th at Southampton.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 30 October 1946, Page 5
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128QUEEN ELIZABETH GOES TO SEA.—At precisely 2 p.m. on October 16, the 83,000-ton Cunard-White Star liner Queen Elizabeth cast off her moorings at Southampton and slid slowly from her berth to begin her maiden passenger voyage to New York. A great crowd assembled on the quayside gave the ship a rousing send-off, other vessels in Southampton water sounded their sirens in farewell as she gathered speed. Overhead half a dozen aircraft circled the “Q.E.,” agleam in her new paint, as she steamed down the Solent to show the world the determination of Britain to hold pride of place in luxurious high-speed ocean travel. Picture shows: Crowds on the quayside give a warm send-off to the Queen Elizabeth as, decked with bunting, he leaves her her th at Southampton. Wanganui Chronicle, 30 October 1946, Page 5
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