The Liner Queen Elizabeth, after burning from Stem to Stern in Hong Kong Harbor, 1972
In 1972, while undergoing refurbishment in Hong Kong harbour, she caught fire under mysterious circumstances and was capsized by the water used to fight the fire. In 1973, her wreck was deemed an obstruction, and she was partially scrapped where she lay. Queen Elizabeth left the port of New York on 13 November 1940 for Singapore to receive her.
Queen Elizabeth on fire and sinking in Hong Kong Harbour J… Flickr
The rather dull looking Queen Elizabeth, considering she had been painted in wartime grey, arrived in New York harbour on March 7, 1940. Queen Elizabeth passes the Statue of Liberty at New York on March 7.. the Elizabeth was renamed Seawise University and she sailed for Hong Kong on February 10, 1971. Elizabeth, renamed Seawise University is.
Queen Elizabeth2 in Hong Kong Harbor Photograph by Carl Purcell
The "Seawise University", originally the ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth," was anchored at this spot from late 1971 to early 1972, undergoing renovations to convert her to a floating university. She caught fire under mysterious circumstances on January 9, 1972 and then rolled over and sank due to the amount of water used to extinguish the fire. The water was shallow, however, and only about half.
Wreck of the RMS Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong Harbor r/Shipwrecks
RMS Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth was an ocean liner operated by Cunard Line. In tandem with the Queen Mary both ships provided a weekly luxury liner service between Southampton in the United Kingdom and New York City in the United States, via Cherbourg in France.
The Seawise University (ex Queen Elizabeth) arrives at Hong Kong in July 1971 Beautiful Ocean
On the morning of Sunday, Jan. 9, 1972, while the Queen Elizabeth was anchored in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, a series of fires suddenly broke out aboard the ship, forcing hundreds of visiting shipyard workers and their families to evacuate the ship.
Queen Elizabeth renamed Seawise University after burning in the harbor, Hong Kong. This picture
Jan 8, 2002 cunard fire hong kong queen elizabeth seawise university wreck T Tarn Stephanos Member Jan 8, 2002 #1 When the poor Queen Elizabeth was burned to a crisp in 1972 under the new name Seawise University, her burned out hulk sat in Hong Kong harbor for a few years.
SEAWISE UNIVERSITY, ex QUEEN ELIZABETH burning in the port of HongKong Rms queen elizabeth
HONG KONG, Jan. 10 (Reuters)—The liner Queen Elizabeth—once the world's biggest passenger ship—keeled over outside Hong Kong harbor today after blazing from stem stern for 24 hours, The.
Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth sinks in Hong Kong harbour, 1972. [928 x 590] r/HistoryPorn
The Queen Elizabeth was subsequently retired in 1968, and three years later was sold to the Chinese shipping tycoon C.Y. Tung. Tung then brought the ship to Hong Kong to be converted to a floating school called "Seawise University." After a mysterious series of fires broke out aboard the ship in 1972, the Queen Elizabeth capsized and sank.
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On January 9, 1972, the ship Seawise University (formerly the RMS Queen Elizabeth) sinks in Hong Kong Harbor despite a massive firefighting effort over two days. The Queen Elizabeth,.
QE1Hong Kong Harbour 1972 RMS Queen Elizabth in Hong Kong… Flickr
On the morning of Sunday, Jan. 9, 1972, while the Queen Elizabeth was anchored in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, a series of fires suddenly broke out aboard the ship, forcing hundreds of visiting shipyard workers and their families to evacuate the ship. John A. Hudson, an Englishman who had sailed his own boat into Hong Kong Harbor, describes.
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A 'Noble Ship'. Called in 1938 a "noble ship" by her godmother, Queen Eliza beth of England, the ship was a troop carrier during World War II. She transported nearly 500, 000 G.I.'s to the.
The sad wreck of RMS Queen Elizabeth Hong Kong Harbor The Vintage News
Buried at the bottom of Victoria Harbour remains the keel, hull and boilers from the QEII predecessor, RMS Queen Elizabeth. It was purchased at auction in 1970 by local tycoon C.Y. Tung and sank two years later following a fire.
On This Day Queen Elizabeth passenger liner sinks into Hong Kong harbour after catching fire
SCMP Highlights A personalised news feed of stories that matter to you Fire and smoke engulf the former luxury liner Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour on January 9, 1972..
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Digitally altered depiction of the RMS Queen Elizabeth, based on a free-use photo of the RMS Queen Mary. RMS Elizabeth finally set sail on November 13, 1940, when she was requisitioned by the Ministry of Transport. She sailed to Singapore where she got converted into a troopship, outfitted with anti-aircraft guns and enough bunks to carry 5,000.
Queen Elizabeth arrived in Hong Kong, 1971 Queen Elizabeth… Flickr
Galbraith also found a bit of brass plate which he had polished up on one side and inscribed "Taken from the Queen Elizabeth, Hong Kong Harbour, on the 12th day of April, 1972." He told me: "There's no better example of what happened to her. The bright brass on one side contrasts with the fire-blackened mess on the other."
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Launched, on 27 September 1938, the RMS Queen Elizabeth (1,031 feet long and 118.5 feet wide) was the largest passenger liner ever constructed.. Hong Kong businessman Tung Chao Yung, who wanted to convert her into a floating university purchased the RMS Queen Elizabeth at auction in 1970.. 1972: The wreck of Seawise University, the former.
