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RMS Queen Elizabeth by Andrew Britton (2013, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.

ISBN-100752479512

ISBN-139780752479514

eBay Product ID (ePID)160017522

Product Key Features

Book TitleRMS Queen Elizabeth

Number of Pages120 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicShips & Shipbuilding / History, History, Ships & Shipbuilding / Pictorial

Publication Year2013

IllustratorYes

GenreTransportation, Photography

AuthorAndrew Britton

Book SeriesClassic Liners Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight19.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width10 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal623.82432

SynopsisMarking the 75th anniversary since the launch of RMS "Queen Elizabeth," this new, colorful history of the famous liner offers unique behind-the-scene views, aerial shots, and much moreThis history follows the RMS "Queen Elizabeth," the second of two liners Cunard built for transatlantic service along with her running mate "Queen Mary." She was launched in September 1938, the largest passenger liner built at the time and for many years after. Entering service as a troopship in World War II, she had a successful career before retiring in 1968 after which she was sold to a Hong Kong businessman with plans to convert her into a floating university. But it was not to be and she was capsized in a mysterious fire in the harbor in 1972, a bizarre end for an elegant liner. Andrew Britton presents a wealth of unpublished photographic material and ephemera, even including the original purchase receipt, to tell the story of this historic liner. This evocative book offers a treat for all ocean liner fans., Marking the 75th anniversary since the launch of RMS Queen Elizabeth , this new, colorful history of the famous liner offers unique behind-the-scene views, aerial shots, and much more This history follows the RMS Queen Elizabeth , the second of two liners Cunard built for transatlantic service along with her running mate Queen Mary . She was launched in September 1938, the largest passenger liner built at the time and for many years after. Entering service as a troopship in World War II, she had a successful career before retiring in 1968 after which she was sold to a Hong Kong businessman with plans to convert her into a floating university. But it was not to be and she was capsized in a mysterious fire in the harbor in 1972, a bizarre end for an elegant liner. Andrew Britton presents a wealth of unpublished photographic material and ephemera, even including the original purchase receipt, to tell the story of this historic liner. This evocative book offers a treat for all ocean liner fans.

LC Classification NumberHE566.O25