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QUEEN ELIZABETH 1940
rms QUEEN ELIZABETH quittant Southampton (années 1960)
Le paquebot Queen Elizabeth de 1940 est le dernier superliner classique construit dans la période heureuse des grands paquebots transatlantiques avant la deuxième guerre mondiale qui bouleversera le transport transatlantique.
C'est la réponse britannique au paquebot s/s NORMANDIE.
Le déclenchemlent de la 2° guerre mondiale le surprend en travaux d'achèvement aux chantiers de La Clyde. Il rejoindra en 1940 le port de New York en couleur gris battle dress.
La photo des 3 super liners :
- s/s NORMANDIE,
- Rms QUEEN MARY,
- Rms QUEEN ELIZABETH amarrés côte à côte constitue le chant du cygne des grands paquebots transatlantiques classiques.
La silhouette de ce paquebot montre 2 cheminées alors que Queen Mary et Normandie ont 3 cheminées ; le design de l'ensemble est assez équilibré.
Le paquebot servira de transport de troupes jusqu'à la fin de la guerre et traversera les hostilités sans encombre.
rms QUEEN ELIZABETH transport de troupes
En 1946 il effectue sa première traversée transatlantique civile et continue à naviguer sur la ligne de New York jusqu'au milieu des années 60 et l'essor de l'aviation de ligne avec le Boeing 707.
La mise en service du s/s UNITED STATES constitue une sérieuse concurrence.
Il fait quelques croisières à côté de son service transatlantique.
Afin de s'ouvrir un peu plus au soleil, ses ponts arrière sont légèrement redessinés avec une piscine. L'absence de climatisation dans tout le navire le rend peu adapté à la croisière.
Souvent à partir du milieu des années 60 le paquebot traverse l'océan Atlantique avec très peu de passagers à son bord - particulièrement en basse saison.
Le destin du rms QUEEN MARY est identique.
L'entrée en service des nouveaux paquebots s/s FRANCE , MICHELANGELO et RAFFAELLO attire beaucoup de ses passagers.
La compagnie Cunard commande un nouveau paquebot plus adapté à l'évolution du transport de passagers, c'est le rms QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 dont la taille est plus modeste pour pouvoir passer par le canal de Panama ; la compagnie programme le retrait de flotte des deux grands Queens.
rms QUEEN ELIZABETH s'arrête pendant l'hiver 1968 et est vendu à la ville de Fort Lauderdale pour en faire un centre d'attraction : le succès n'est pas au rendez-vous.
rms QUEEN ELIZABETH arrivant à Fort Lauderdale
Le paquebot est revendu et devient le SEAWISE UNIVERSITY.
Le paquebot quitte les USA et passe par Capetown (Afrique du Sud) et rejoint Hong Kong où il sera transformé en université flottante.
Malheureusement alors que les travaux sont presque achevés un incendie se déclare à bord le 9 janvier 1972. Le navire est abandonné, il brûle totalement et l'incendie dure plusieurs jours et se couche dans la baie. L'épave sera démantelée sur place.
Seawise University 9 janvier 1972 Hong Kong
QUEEN ELIZABETH 1940
The liner Queen Elizabeth of 1940 is the last one of the classic superliner built for the happy period before the World War II which will upset the transatlantic transport.
It is the British answer to the liner s/s NORMANDIE.
The beginning of WW2 surprises her in works of completion in the shipyards of The Clyde. She will join in 1940 the port of New York painted in battle dress color.
The photo of the 3 great liners:
- s/s NORMANDIE,
- Rms QUEEN MARY,
- Rms QUEEN ELIZABETH moored side by side constitute the swan song of the classic transatlantic liners.
The silhouette of this liner shows 2 funnels while Queen Mary and Normandie have 3 fireplaces; the design of the ship is balanced enough.
The liner will serve as troop transport till the end of the war and will cross the hostilities without suffering any big problem.
In 1946 she makes her first civil transatlantic crossing and continues to navigate on the line of New York until the middle of the 60s and the development of the aviation of line with the Boeing 707.
The starting of the s/s UNITED STATES constitutes a serious competitor.
She makes some cruises beside her transatlantic crossing.
To open a little more to the sun, its back decks are slightly redrawn and a pool is added. The absence of air conditioning in all the ship makes her little adapted to the cruise (like many other transatlantic ships (s/s LIBERTE - rms QUEEN MARY).
Very often during the sixties the big ocean liner crosses the Atlantic Ocean with very few passengers onboard - particularly in the off season...
The fate of the rms QUEEN MARY is identical.
The beginning of the new liners of the sixties : s/s FRANCE, MICHELANGELO and RAFFAELLO attracts many of her passengers.
CUNARD Line order a new liner more adapted to the evolution of the passenger ships : it will be the most famous rms QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 the size of which is more modest and will allow to cruise by the Panama Canal.
The company schedules the withdrawal of the fleet for both big Queens.
It is the British answer to the liner s/s NORMANDIE.
The beginning of WW2 surprises her in works of completion in the shipyards of The Clyde. She will join in 1940 the port of New York painted in battle dress color.
The photo of the 3 great liners:
- s/s NORMANDIE,
- Rms QUEEN MARY,
- Rms QUEEN ELIZABETH moored side by side constitute the swan song of the classic transatlantic liners.
The silhouette of this liner shows 2 funnels while Queen Mary and Normandie have 3 fireplaces; the design of the ship is balanced enough.
The liner will serve as troop transport till the end of the war and will cross the hostilities without suffering any big problem.
In 1946 she makes her first civil transatlantic crossing and continues to navigate on the line of New York until the middle of the 60s and the development of the aviation of line with the Boeing 707.
The starting of the s/s UNITED STATES constitutes a serious competitor.
She makes some cruises beside her transatlantic crossing.
To open a little more to the sun, its back decks are slightly redrawn and a pool is added. The absence of air conditioning in all the ship makes her little adapted to the cruise (like many other transatlantic ships (s/s LIBERTE - rms QUEEN MARY).
Very often during the sixties the big ocean liner crosses the Atlantic Ocean with very few passengers onboard - particularly in the off season...
The fate of the rms QUEEN MARY is identical.
The beginning of the new liners of the sixties : s/s FRANCE, MICHELANGELO and RAFFAELLO attracts many of her passengers.
CUNARD Line order a new liner more adapted to the evolution of the passenger ships : it will be the most famous rms QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 the size of which is more modest and will allow to cruise by the Panama Canal.
The company schedules the withdrawal of the fleet for both big Queens.
Queen Elizabeth stops during the winter, 1968 and is sold to the city of Fort Lauderdale to convert her in a big resort (as Queen Mary in LongBeach California): the success is not there.
The liner is resold and becomes the SEAWISE UNIVERSITY). The liner leaves the USA and sails by Capetown ( South Africa) to join Hong-Kong where she will be transformed into floating university.
Unfortunately while the works are almost finished a fire declares itself on board on January 9th, 1972.
Unfortunately while the works are almost finished a fire declares itself on board on January 9th, 1972.
The ship is abandoned, she burns totally and the fire lasts several days and lies down in the bay of Hong Kong. The wreck will be dismantled on the spot.
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Bon anniversaire SS UNITED STATES
Le paquebot américain ss United States est le dernier paquebot de ligne à détenir le Ruban Bleu, trophée accordé à la traversée la plus rapide entre l'Europe et les Etats-Unis ; sa traversée la plus rapide a été effectuée en 3 jours 10 heures et 40 minutes. Le navire est arrivé tellement vite au Havre que les officiels n'étaient pas encore arrivés !!!
Cela fait juste 60 ans que le paquebot est entré en service le 3 juillet 1952. C'est un navire exceptionnel par son design et ses caractéristiques.
Avec sa longueur de 301 m, sa largeur de 31 m et son tonnage d'un peu moins de 50.000 t le navire n'a rien d'exceptionnel par rapport aux paquebots anglais de l'époque RMS Queen Mary entré en service en 1936 et au RMS Queen Elizabeth ayant fait son premier voyage en juin 1940 sans oublier l'exceptionnel ss Normandie de mai 1935 : ces trois navires dépassent les 80.000 t de jauge brute.
Le paquebot français alignait une puissance de 160.000 CV et les paquebots britanniques 200.000 CV alors que le SS UNITED STATES a une machinerie développant 248.000 CV ; cette puissance inégalée depuis lui a permis de dépasser très nettement les 40 n½uds pendant les essais.
Son histoire est assez longue et mouvementée et aujourd'hui il fait partie des rares grands navires du 20° siècle transatlantiques toujours présents en 2012 :
- RMS Queen Mary à Long Beach en Californie,
- RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 à Ports Rashid à Dubaï,
- SS Rotterdam à Rotterdam en Hollande.
Il fait l'objet d'attentions toutes particulières et est sous la responsabilité de la SS UNITED STATES Conservancy. Le paquebot est amarré au pier 82 à Philadelphie aux Etats-Unis.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SS UNITED STATES
The American passenger ship ss United States is the last passenger ship of line to hold the Blue Ribbon, the trophy granted to the fastest crossing between Europe and America ; the fastest crossing was made by SS US in 3 days 10 hours and 40 minutes. The ship arrived so fast to Le Havre that the officials had not arrived yet!!!
It's just 60 since the passenger ship entered service on July 3rd, 1952. It is an exceptional ship by her design, drawing and characteristics.
With her length of 301 m, her width of 31 m and her tonnage of a little less than 50.000 t the ship has nothing exceptional compared to the English passenger ships of the 50's RMS Queen Mary (entered service in 1936) and RMS Queen Elizabeth (having made its first sailing in June, 1940) without forgetting the exceptional ss Normandie (of May, 1935) : these three ships exceed 80.000 t of gross tonnage and 1.000 feet length.
ss United States Bremerhaven carte postale
The French passenger ship had a power of 160.000 CV and the British passenger ships 200.000 CV while the SS UNITED STATES has a machinery developing 248.000 CV; this unequalled power since her building allowed to exceed 40 knots during the sea trials.
Her history is rather long and enlivened and today she is a member of big ships of 20° century always present in 2012:
- RMS Queen Mary to Long Beach in California,
- RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 in Port-Rashid Dubai,
- SS Rotterdam in Rotterdam Holland.
It makes the object of quite particular attentions and is under the responsibility of SS UNITED STATES Conservancy.
The passenger ship is moored to the pier 82 in Philadelphia in the United States.
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SS UNITED STATES from 1950 to present days
SS UNITED STATES de 1950 à nos jours.
SS UNITED STATES de 1950 à nos jours.
_____________________________________________________________C'est le plus rapide de tous les transatlantiques....
il est encore de ce monde mais pour combien de temps...?? Je crains la vente aux ferrailleurs...
She is the fastest transatlantic ocean liner...
She is the fastest transatlantic ocean liner...
She is still present in 2009, but I am afraid that the ship will be for sale for scrapping...
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