Cunard's Modern Queens

Cunard's Modern Queens
Author: William H. Miller
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2014-01-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 144563399X

A profusely illustrated history of the greatest Cunard Queens.

The New Cunard Queens

The New Cunard Queens
Author: Nils Schwerdtner
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9781591141051

"With a fascinating mixture of maritime history and contemporary analysis, the author describes the history of the Cunard Line, before saying farewell to the QE2, which will retire to Dubai as a floating hotel in November 2009."--Global Books in Print.

New Ship Construction

New Ship Construction
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Publisher:
Total Pages: 142
Release: 1956
Genre: Bulk carrier cargo ships
ISBN:

Considers legislation to establish a subsidy program for Great Lakes bulk cargo shippers to promote the construction of new ore transport vessels.

Cunard Line

Cunard Line
Author: Peter Newall
Publisher:
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2012
Genre: Merchant ships
ISBN: 9781901703245

The QE2 Story

The QE2 Story
Author: Chris Frame
Publisher: Story (History Press)
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2009
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9780752450940

There has been no more beloved liner than the Queen Elizabeth 2. The last liner to be built on British soil, she was constructed by John Brown & Co., Clydebank (Scotland) and her keel was laid on July 5, 1965, marking the start of her illustrious career. Her maiden voyage left Southampton on May 2, 1969, bound for New York, and she has remained in service for the past 40 years. She had a spell as a military ship from 1982, when she was requisitioned to serve as a troop carrier during the Falklands War, and during her military career QE2 successfully sailed more than 14,900 miles. Post-war, she has had many refits, including a headline-grabbing total refurbishment in 1994 to turn her into a 21st-century luxury liner. In November 2008, QE2 retired to a new life in Dubai World, where she began her conversion to a floating hotel, and the last chapter of her exceptional life in service will close.

The Cunard Colouring Book

The Cunard Colouring Book
Author: Chris Frame
Publisher: History Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-02
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780750990028

Stunning illustrations to colour in, charting the history and heritage of the Cunard Line

High Tea on the Cunard Queens

High Tea on the Cunard Queens
Author: Paul Curtis
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2019-08-12
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0750992743

This amusing insight into Cunard's legendary liners begins more than fifty years ago when Paul Curtis joined the original Queen Mary as entertainments officer. Over a Cunard high tea in the Queens Room, Paul recounts the stories of these iconic ships. Then, over a drink in the Red Lion, he shares the tales of the antics of both passengers and crews. The facts are delivered in vivid detail – some of them things you should know and an occasional peep at things you shouldn't. Simply turning these pages releases a sniff of the sea and a whiff of champagne. Paul has worked, travelled upon or photographed every Cunard Queen ever built. He has an offbeat sense of humour and a keen appetite for the ridiculous. A life at sea can do that to you.

Atlantic Liners: A Trio of Trios

Atlantic Liners: A Trio of Trios
Author: J. Kent Layton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2009-07-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780557084463

They formed three trios of wonder ships. From the Cunard Line came the Lusitania, Mauretania, and Aquitania. From the White Star Line came the Olympic, the infamous Titanic, and the Britannic. From the Hamburg-Amerika Line came the Imperator, Vaterland and Bismarck, which would later find service as Cunard's Berengaria, the U.S. Line's Leviathan, and White Star's Majestic. They were, in turn, the fastest, most powerful, largest and most luxurious ocean liners that had ever sailed that ocean. Some would find great success; others would suffer disaster. Their careers would be affected by natural elements, by mismanagement, and by the brutalities of war. Their fates were also inextricably intertwined. The all-new 2009 Version of "Atlantic Liners" boasts over 730 photos, as well as nearly a dozen general arrangement plans of the ships. An Introduction has been penned by Mark Chirnside.

RMS Caronia

RMS Caronia
Author: William H. Miller
Publisher: History Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780752457918

Previously unpublished photographs and rare memorabilia, including work from maritime artist Robert Lloyd, enrich this photographic history of one of Cunard's most beloved liners Painted in shades of green and known affectionately as the "Green Goddess," Cunard's Caronia of 1949 ushered in the era of modern cruising, and here is her incredible story. She represented Britain's recovery and the rebirth of the world's maritime industry after the devastation of World War II, designed almost exclusively for an untapped passenger market: luxury cruising. With such illustrious Cunard predecessors as the Queen Mary, the ill-fated Lusitania, and the record-breaker Mauretania, Caronia was an instant favorite with the world's rich and famous. She gathered an exclusive, often American, clientele--the "mink and diamonds set"--who sailed on her year after year. Many passengers lived on board for years, giving her the air of an ultra-wealthy country club. While under tow to the breaker's yard, she met her end on the rocks at Guam after running aground during a typhoon. Her subsequent salvage was the largest ever undertaken by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.