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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.
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The RMS Queen Elizabeth was the largest passenger ship in the world when it was launched in 1938.The giant vessel was used to transport troops during the Second World War, before then being.
Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth sinks in Hong Kong harbour, 1972. [928 x 590] r/HistoryPorn
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,.
Queen Elizabeth2 in Hong Kong Harbor Photograph by Carl Purcell
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
The Wreck of RMS Queen Elizabeth Hong Kong Harbor
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.
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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
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. John A. Hudson, an Englishman who had sailed his own boat into Hong Kong Harbor, describes.
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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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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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1963 & 1964 Queen Elizabeth / 1971 & 1972 Seawise University . PLEASE NOTE:. Seawise Queen is seen ablaze in Hong Kong Harbour - The Queen Elizabeth's sad demise. Her partial remains are now located under a Container Terminal, how tragic! Photograph South China Morning Post .
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Old Hong Kong's 50-year-old shipwreck: how the world's largest boat, Britain's RMS Queen Elizabeth, sank on the seabed of Victoria Harbour - and it's still there! | South China Morning.
