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A very big welcome to the Forum glad that you found us.As the name say this Forum is dedicated to the QE2 in here you will find lots of information and filled with photos that cover all her years at sea.

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Post  anne mackay Sun Apr 25, 2010 7:57 am

QE2. Goodbye magazine 2008

I have film and pics of her leaving Greenock on her last visit 5 October 2008. I was on a little ship that followed her down the river it was very moving to wave goodbye to her

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Post  anne mackay Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:18 am

QE2. Transatlantic guide

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Post  Louis De Sousa Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:35 pm

Guide book of the Port of Osaka

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Post  anne mackay Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:52 pm

Hi Louis, great pic on the cover of the guide book!
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Post  Louis De Sousa Fri May 07, 2010 9:20 pm

QE2 - a ship for all seasons

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Post  PG Anja Sat May 08, 2010 10:01 am

Driving The Hotel

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Post  Louis De Sousa Sat Aug 14, 2010 4:11 pm

Newspaper cut from 1996 part 1

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Post  Louis De Sousa Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:29 am

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Post  Louis De Sousa Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:49 am

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Post  CAP Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:48 am

Recently acquired this book following an exchange of posts with a forum member (thanks Brian_O).

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Although the book I received is in very good condition and is a first edition, I was surprised to find a couple of documents folded neatly within the book. Attached is a scan of one of those documents, a letter from the publishers to a British newspaper of the day (The Sun, at the time it was a broadsheet!). Basically, the content is seeking a review of the book and subsequent publishing promotion in the newspaper. However, I thought if of interest that the lead-in to the main dialogue there is specific reference to "the faults of the QE2"

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Judging by the condition of both book and letters, the publishers do not appear to have been given their wish.
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Post  CAP Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:58 am

Recently added this title to my collection, it was a bargain buy in used condition.

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For those interested it is only a small book (about 19cmx13cm), it is heavily image laden but the dimensions of the book do not do some of them justice. There is some brief history about Cunard as well as QE2 but in my opinion it is light. So if you're looking for something with an in-depth perspective of the line or the ship then this isn't one I'd recommend.
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Post  Guest Sat Aug 21, 2010 2:35 pm

This book 'The Queens' was published in May 1968 and is about RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth and RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 and about the royals who gave their names to these famous liners.
The cover photo is of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh leaving the platform following the launch of the QE2.

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Post  CAP Sat Aug 21, 2010 3:04 pm

Don't you just love those line drawings! Thanks for posting...
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Post  Guest Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:43 pm

Here is another book in my collection 'QE2 - Forty years famous' by Carol Thatcher.

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Post  Brian_O Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:25 am

The attached book dates from 1985 and lists Ron Warwick and Bill Flayhart as the authors. Two later editions have also been published but list Ron Warwick as the sole author.

I met Bill Flayhart on QE2 in July 1985, a couple of months after I bought a copy. I reported a couple of errors that I spotted in the book and Bill acknowledged the errors but I don't know if they were corrected in the later editions.
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Post  Brian_O Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:28 am

The attached book by John Maxtone Graham was published to coincide with the re-entry into service of QE2 after the Bremerhaven re-engining refit over the winter of 1986-87.

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Post  Brian_O Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:37 am

The attached financial history of Cunard up to 1973 contains a chapter devoted to the building of QE2
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Post  Brian_O Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:43 am

Here's the autobiography of "Captain Bob", as we was known to both passengers and crew. I bought it aboard QE2 in 1982. Captain Bob retired at the end of July 1985.
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Post  Guest Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:26 pm

I used to have a book written by the ships Doctor whose name I can't remember, can't remember the title either
but it was very interesting, there was a story about an old couple and one of them was terminally ill.
One night mid Atlantic they both just climbed over the guard rail............. Sad


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Post  Guest Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:00 pm

This book, Ocean Ships, is a list of hundreds of ships with their statistics. The first version was published in 1964 and it has been updated at various times since. This version from 1967 features a nice artists impression of QE2 at New York on the cover.

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Post  Guest Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:06 pm

Another nice book with QE2 on the cover and a section devoted to her, is Great Liners by Arthur Taylor from 1984

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Post  Soozie Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:07 pm

23/07/1990 Cobh Evening Echo
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Post  PG Anja Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:11 pm

Great memories for you Susan and Louis, sadly i was not still part of the ship then.
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Post  CAP Sat Sep 04, 2010 2:34 pm

Just finished reading this

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As it says it is the autobiography of Sir Basil Smallpeice who from the late sixties until the Trafalgar House acquisition was a senior director and ultimately Managing Director of Cunard. Although QE2 was already in the process of development and build he was very firmly at the centre of government negotiations for the follow-on loans to the company to complete the build. He also led the negotiations with John Brown following the engine difficulties suffered at the beginning by the new queen.

The majority of the book is devoted to his time at BOAC (now British Airways) and includes interesting insight into the post-war development of the airline.

One bizarre aspect of his career was he led on behalf of BOAC the merger talks with Cunard in the 1950's and then led the de-merger talks on behalf of Cunard in the 1960's.

Overall a good insight into the companies activities as well as the impact of government involvement and political manouverings with nationalised industures.
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Post  lanky lad Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:49 pm

Been looking through my QE2 box and found this Smile

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Post  Louis De Sousa Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:44 pm

I was onboard during this call it was too my last days onboard, that day in port was a very lovely day.I have photos somwe where i have to dig out.
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Post  White Star Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:31 pm

Some awsome stuff here. I have a programme of when she came to Liverpool, I will dig it our and post it.
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