RMS Queen Elizabeth

RMS Queen Elizabeth
Owner	Cunard White Star Line 1939-1949 Cunard Line 1949-1968 The Queen Corporation 1968-1970 Orient Overseas Line 1970-1972
Builder	John Brown and Company Clydebank, Scotland
Ordered	October 6, 1936
Laid down	December 4, 1936
Launch date	September 27, 1938
Maiden voyage	October 16th, 1946
Renamed	Elizabeth 1968–1970 Seawise University 1970-1972
Homeport	Liverpool (1940–1968) Nassau (1970–1972)
Status	Burnt Half Scrap Buried Wreck
Fate	Caught fire and capsized, wreck partially dismantled, rest buried under land reclamation
Location	Victoria Harbour Hong Kong
Nickname	"Lizzy"
Tonnage	83,673 GRT
Displacement	83,000+ tons
Length	1,031 ft (314.2 m)
Beam	36.0 m (118 ft)
Height	233 ft (71.0 m)
Propulsion	4 × Parsons single-reduction geared steam turbines 4 shafts, 200,000 shp (150,000 kW)
Service speed	28.5 knots
Maximum speed	32.5 knots
Passengers	2,283 passengers
Crew	1,000+ crew

Burned MV Seawise University aka RMS Queen Elizabeth

The RMS Queen Eilzabeth was a British ocean liner and sister of the RMS Queen Mary, she provided weekly luxury liner service between Southampton in the United Kingdom and New York City in the United States, via Cherbourg in France.