Sending Best Wishes on behalf of all
forum members
Calling QE2 Officers, Crew and Workers
In response to the topic "Name your favourite or memorable forum topics" (log in to read)" several forum members’ have highlighted they would like to see more memories from QE2 Officer, Crew and Workers.
Memories are easily forgotten but The QE2 Story is the place to make sure they are preserved for future generations. Ron Baxter, for instance, posted his memories on the forum in 2016 and even though he has passed on, we can remember him and enjoy his stories on the"Cunard before QE2" topic
Here is what some of the members posted about favourite topics:
Davina: Lynda the forum is great and all topics are important I just find a pity that Officers, Crew & Worker memories section is on the low side this year.
Chris Casino: Definitely love to hear stories from QE2 Officers and crew, was really fascinated by the memories of working the RMS Queen Elizabeth in rough weather that were posted by an engineering officer. Need more of those as I'm sure those ex crew are fast disappearing…..
Clydebuilt 1971: I definitely think the QE2 Officers and Crew stories add a human element to the ship - after all she would only be a very well put together collection of materials were it not for this aspect.
Instructions:Helping you find your way around the forum, posting on existing topics or settings up a new topic, using the search facility, questions about how the forum works - its all there - have a look.
There are so many topics on QE2 from her design concept and build to her decommission and retirement in Dubai. Have a look at theIndexof categories and enjoy the many QE2 topics!
Fact:Did you know that each powerplant obtained a record? – one as a two-year old steamship and one when she was a 21-year old ship with diesel electric engines.
Q1: What was the fasted ever QE2 "steam engine" Atlantic crossing
Q2: What was the fasted ever QE2 "diesel electric" Atlantic crossing
Fact:Travelling at 28.5 knots, QE2 (steam engines) could take 45 miles to stop. The engineers required 2 hours to slow down the turbines to allow for safe and controlled cooling of the various bits and pieces.
Q4:What would the time be for QE2 (diesel electric) to stop?
VOTE:If you have not yet voted, please log in, so to the November photo competition poll "Views through a Porthole or Window" and take a few minutes to enjoy the photos and choose your 3 favourites. Poll closes on 1 January.
CONGRATULATIONS:The winner of the October competition was Stowaway 2K's photo, Twilight. But because, we enter his photos in memoriam of him and the huge support he gave to the photo competition, Twynkle's photo, "From beneath the bridge 2008" was declared the winner of the October competition. Congratulations Rosie!
A selection of events, listed in the timeline that happened to QE2 in the month of December See the timeline for full list.
December 1990: Hamburg Refit. Britannia Grill added.
2 December 1982: Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in Southampton.
4 December 1975: Completes her first million miles, between Antigua and Boston
14 December 1988: HM the Queen Mother is hosted by Captain Bennell at a special luncheon on board QE2 to celebrate the
50th anniversary of Her Majesty's launching of RMS Queen Elizabeth at Clydebank on September 27, 1938
15 December 2007: Near miss with the Pride of Kent
17 December 1994: Prince Andrew lunches on board to celebrate QE2's return to service after major 'project lifestyle' refit.
23 December 1968: Main trials & shakedown cruise - engine problems off the Canary Islands
27 December 2004: QM2 & QE2 unexpectedly alter courses to sail in tandem for 6 hours in the Caribbean. QE2's final caribbean holiday cruise.
28 December 1989: Maiden call at Tokyo, Japan & spends 6 months there as a charter
30 December 1964: Contract to build Cunard liner signed by chairmen of Cunard and John Brown's
31 December 1975: QE2 collides with uncharted coral reef during arrival in Nassau, Bahamas, necessitating 48 hours of dry docking in Newport News, Norfolk, Virginia. Passengers were transported to New York by specially chartered train.
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