RMS Queen Elizabeth Archival Collection
The RMS Queen Elizabeth, Current Running Mate of the Queen Mary, in Cunard's Primary Transatlantic Service. Ocean Liners of the 20th Century, 1963. GGA Image ID # 1d579a9f05
Queen Elizabeth (1940) Cunard Line
Built by John Brown & Co., Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 83,673. Dimensions, 987'x 118' (1,031' o.l.). Propulsion: Quadruple-screw, 31 knots. Steam turbines. 160,000 s.h.p. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Keel laid on December 4,1936. Launched, September 27, 1938. Note: Largest ship built to date. Promenade deck 724 feet long. Her funnels are 70 feet high from deck level. Maiden Voyage: Commenced her first sailing from the Clyde, bound for New York, February 27, 1940. Her secret sailing was under British Government regulations, so as to lessen the danger of being sunk by the Nazi. WW2 Service: Throughout World War II she served as a very valuable troopship, completing the long period of duty in March 1946. Post WW2: Reconditioned for passenger service. Passengers: 850 first, 720 cabin, 744 tourist. Commenced her first regular Southampton-New York voyage, October 16, 1946, making the crossing in four days, 16 hours, 18 minutes. This was not a record breaking passage, and not surpassing the time of her running mate, the Queen Mary but on this occasion no special effort was made to accomplish that feat. The liner is equipped with two sets of stabilizers. Passenger accommodation in 1960: 800 first, 650 cabin, 700 third. Running mate: Queen Mary.
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![GGA Image ID # 174dbe83dd Front Cover, Passenger List, Cunard Line RMS Queen Elizabeth, 13 February 1947](../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1947-02-13/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1947-02-13 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 13 February 1947
Route: Southampton to New York
Commander: Captain C. M. Ford, C.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
Note: A voyage including Valentine's Day in a glamorous transatlantic crossing. The World's Largest Liner with a Quadruple-Screw Turbine. Gross Tonnage 83,673.
![GGA Image ID # 174dca2521 Front Cover of a Tourist Passenger List for the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing Saturday, 24 May 1947 from New York to Southampton](../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1947-05-24/Tourist/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1947-05-24 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 24 May 1947
Route: New York to Southampton
Commander: Captain C. G. Illingworth, R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 174df002af Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List for the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing Thursday, 11 September 1947 from Southampton to New York](../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1947-09-11/Tourist/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1947-09-11 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 11 September 1947
Route: Southampton to New York
Commander: Captain J. D. Snow, R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 16a82af5e2 Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 14 May 1948 from New York to Southampton via Cherbourg](../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1948-05-14/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-05-14 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 14 May 1948
Route: New York to Southampton via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain C. M. Ford, C.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 167b915763 Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 24 June 1948 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg](../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1948-06-24/TC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-06-24 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 24 June 1948
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain C. M. Ford, C.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 16a88773cd Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 31 October 1948 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg](../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1948-10-31/TC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-10-31 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: Halloween, the 31 October 1948
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain C. M. Ford, C.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 16a94e6860 Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 6 May 1949 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg](../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1949-05-06/CC/00-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1949-05-06 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 6 May 1949
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore C. M. Ford, R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 1f553aa59d Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 23 June 1949 from Southampton to New York.](../../Images600/OT/PL/Cunard/QE/1949-06-23/1C/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1949-06-23 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 23 June 1949
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore C. M. Ford, C.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 16a9697b0d Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 27 August 1949 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg](../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1949-08-27/TC/00-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1949-08-27 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 27 August 1949
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain R. B. G. Woollatt, R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 16a9c1543f Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 14 October 1949 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg](../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1949-10-14/1C/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1949-10-14 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 14 October 1949
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain C. M. Ford, C.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.
![GGA Image ID # 16aa97c53d Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 16 November 1950 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg](../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1950-11-16/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1950-11-16 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 16 November 1950
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore G. E. Cove
![GGA Image ID # 167bba2fc3 Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 7 May 1952 from New York to Southampton via Cherbourg](../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1952-05-07/CC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1952-05-07 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 7 May 1952
Route: New York to Southampton via Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore G. E. Cove
![GGA Image ID # 16cb5de0c9 Front Cover of a First Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 18 June 1952 from New York to Southampton via Cherbourg](../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1952-06-18/1C/00-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1952-06-18 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: First Class
Date of Departure: 18 June 1952
Route: New York to Southampton via Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore G. E. Cove, C.B.E.
![GGA Image ID # 16cbbadf29 Front Cover of a Tourist Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 11 June 1953 from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg](../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1953-06-11/TC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1953-06-11 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist Class
Date of Departure: 11 June 1953
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore H. Grattidge, O.B.E
![GGA Image ID # 16cc12b2dc Front Cover of a Cabin Class Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 26 August 1954 from Southampton to New York via Cherbour](../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1954-08-26/CC/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-08-26 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 26 August 1954
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain R. G. Thelwell, O.B.E., R.D. (Cmdr. R.N.R., Rtd.)
![GGA Image ID # 12c8197a94 Front Cover, Cunard Line RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Passenger List - 23 December 1954.](../../Images600/PassengerLists/CunardLine/QueenElizabeth/1954-12-23/Tourist/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-12-23 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Tourist
Date of Departure: 23 December 1954
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore C. I. Thompson
![GGA Image ID # 1fb3634281 Cabin Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 17 August 1955 from New York to Southampton.](../../Images600/OT/PL/Cunard/QE/1955-08-17/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1955-08-17 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 17 August 1955
Route: New York to Southampton via Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore Sir Ivan Thompson
![GGA Image ID # 1f5608b4f4 Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 22 September 1955 from Southampton to New York.](../../Images600/OT/PL/Cunard/QE/1955-09-22/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1955-09-22 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin
Date of Departure: 22 September 1955
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Captain R. G. Thelwell, O.B.E., R.D. (Cdr. R.N.R., Rtd.)
![GGA Image ID # 1f4d623e8e Front Cover of a Cabin Passenger List from the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line, Departing 8 August 1957 from Southampton to New York.](../../Images600/OT/PL/Cunard/QE/1957-08-08/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1957-08-08 RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List
Steamship Line: Cunard Line
Class of Passengers: Cabin Class
Date of Departure: 8 August 1957
Route: Southampton to New York via Cherbourg
Commander: Commodore Sir Ivan Thompson
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![GGA Image ID # 1f26139750 Front Cover, Cunard White Star First Class to Europe, 1949.](../../HistoricalImages/Brochures/CunardWhiteStar/VisitEurope-FirstClass/1949-01/AccentOnLuxury-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Visit Europe First Class - Cunard White Star - 1949
For Ocean Voyaging in excellent comfort, travel First Class in any of the seven Cunard White Star transatlantic luxury liners, from the resplendent Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary, the world's largest and fastest passenger ships, to the smartly modern single-class Media and Parthia. Ships Covered in this Brochure Include the Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary, Mauretania, Caronia, Britannic, Media and Parthia.
![GGA Image ID # 11ed4ff500 Front Cover of 1949 Brochure on Tourist Class Accommodations on Cunard White Star Ships.](../../Images600/Brochures/CunardWhiteStar/TouristClass/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Cunard White Star Tourist Class on the "Big Four" - 1949
This 1949 booklet is your gangplank. Step aboard and see for yourself the spacious public rooms and tasteful cabins wherein relaxation and recreation are the rules of the day. Tourist Class on the "Big Four" of the Cunard White Star Line -- Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary, Mauretania, and Britannic.
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![Front Cover, RMS Queen Elizabeth Dinner Menu - 28 August 1949](../../Images600/Menus/Dinner/QueenElizabeth-1949-08-28-DinnerMenu-01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1949-08-28 RMS Queen Elizabeth Dinner Menu
Vintage Dinner Bill of Fare from Sunday, 28 August 1949 on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard White Star Line featured Fried Filet of Sole, Anglaise, Roast Chicken, Chipolata Sauce, and Plum Pudding, Sweet Sauce for dessert.
![Front Cover, RMS Queen Elizabeth Luncheon Menu - 29 August 1949](../../Images600/Menus/Luncheon/QueenElizabeth-1949-08-29-LuncheonMenu-01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1949-08-29 RMS Queen Elizabeth Luncheon Menu
Vintage Luncheon Bill of Fare from 29 August 1949 on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line featured Corned Brisket of Beef and Vegetables, Vienna Steak, Tomato Sauce, and Ice Cream for dessert.
![Front Cover, RMS Queen Elizabeth Farewell Dinner Menu - 11 May 1952](../../Images600/Menus/Dinner/QueenElizabeth-1952-05-11-FarewellDinnerMenu-01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1952-05-11 RMS Queen Elizabeth Farewell Dinner Menu
Vintage Farewell Dinner Bill of Fare from 11 May 1952 on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line featured Poached Halibut, Marguery, Braised American Ham, Madeire, and Pears Belle Hélène for dessert. Autographs from felow passengers were included.
![GGA Image ID # 1e355eaa73 Front Cover, RMS Queen Elizabeth Dinner Menu - 18 June 1952](../../Images600/Menus/Dinner/QueenElizabeth-1952-06-18-DinnerMenu-01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1952-06-18 RMS Queen Elizabeth Dinner Menu
Extensive Vintage Dinner Bill of Fare from Wednesday, 18 June 1952 on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line featured Bitock à la Russe , Rack of Lamb. Mascotte, and Soufflé Mercédès for dessert.
![GGA Image ID # 154edd97d2 RMS Queen Elizabeth Breakfast Menu Card 19 June 1952](../../Images600/Menus/Breakfast/QueenElizabeth-1952-06-19-BreakfastMenuCard-250.jpg)
1952-06-19 RMS Queen Elizabeth Breakfast Menu Card
Vintage Breakfast Bill of Fare Card from 19 June 1952 on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line featured a large selection of breakfast fare including Fried Lemon Sole au Citron, Eggs en Cocotte à la Crème, and Broiled American and Danish Bacon.
![GGA Image ID # 1560fd62fd Front Cover, RMS Queen Elizabeth Luncheon Menu - 12 June 1953](../../Images600/Menus/Luncheon/QueenElizabeth-1953-06-12-LuncheonMenu-01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1953-06-12 RMS Queen Elizabeth Luncheon Menu
Vintage Luncheon Bill of Fare from 12 June 1953 on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line featured Fresh Haddock, Dugléré, Pork Sausage, Devilled Sauce, and Apple Pie for dessert.
![GGA Image ID # 15609038f8 Front Cover, RMS Queen Elizabeth Luncheon Menu - 14 June 1953](../../Images600/Menus/Luncheon/QueenElizabeth-1953-06-14-LuncheonMenu-01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1953-06-14 RMS Queen Elizabeth Luncheon Menu
Vintage Luncheon Bill of Fare from 14 June 1953 on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line featured Fried Fillet of Flounder and Lemon, Filet Steak, Bordelaise, and Plum Pie for dessert.
![GGA Image ID # 1e3570b4a4 Front Cover, RMS Queen Elizabeth Dinner Menu - 14 June 1953](../../Images600/Menus/Dinner/QueenElizabeth-1953-06-14-DinnerMenu-01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1953-06-14 RMS Queen Elizabeth Dinner Menu
Vintage Dinner Bill of Fare from Sunday, 14 June 1953 on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line featured Risotto à la Grecque, Calf’s Feet en Tortue, and Blueberry Sundae for dessert.
![GGA Image ID # 1e35880054 Front Cover - RMS Queen Elizabeth Farewell Dinner Menu - 15 June 1953](../../Images600/Menus/Dinner/QueenElizabeth-1953-06-15-FarewellDinnerMenu-01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1953-06-15 RMS Queen Elizabeth Farewell Dinner Menu
Vintage Farewell Dinner Bill of Fare from 15 June 1953 on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line featured Vol au Vent à la Reine, Baked Cloved Ham, Marsala, and Pineapple Royale for dessert. Autographs of fellow passengers accompany this Menu.
![GGA Image ID # 1f5395e46e Front Cover of a Vintage Children's Christmas Eve Appetizer Menu from 24 December 1954 on Board the RMS Queen Elizabeth.](../../Images600/Menus/SpecialOccasions/QueenElizabeth-1954-12-24-CristmasEveAppetizerMenu-01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-12-24 RMS Queen Elizabeth Christmas Eve Appetizer Menu
Vintage Children's Christmas Eve Appetizer Menu from 24 December 1954 on Board the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line featured Fruit Tarts, Man in the Moon Biscuits, and Christmas Cake.
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![GGA Image ID # 12a409453e Front Cover, Today's Program of Events for Tuesday, 30 August 1949 on Board the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard White Star.](../../Images600/OnboardEvents/CunardLine-QueenElizabeth-TodaysProgram-1949-08-30-01-FC-250.jpg)
1949-08-30 Program of Today's Events - RMS Queen Elizabeth
Program of Social and Sporting events onboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard White Star Line for Tuesday, 30 August 1949. Today's activities included movies, concerts, Rotary meeting, children's tea party, horse racing, cocktail hour, BBC newscast, dancing, and community sing-a-long.
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Title Page, RMS Queen Elizabeth Cabin Passenger List, 13 February 1947. GGA Image ID # 1f4e3ec7aa
Title Page, RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Passenger List, 24 May 1947. GGA Image ID # 1f4ea26702
Title Page, RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Passenger List, 11 September 1947. GGA Image ID # 1f5007cf10
Title Page, RMS Queen Elizabeth FIrst Class Passenger List, 23 June 1949. GGA Image ID # 1f55778f71
Title Page, RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Class Passenger List, 23 December 1954. GGA Image ID # 1f51aa09bf
Title Page, RMS Queen Elizabeth Cabin Class Passenger List, 17 August 1955. GGA Image ID # 1f55994b0d
Title Page, RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 22 September 1955. GGA Image ID # 1f56491e4d
Title Page, RMS Queen Elizabeth Cabin Class Passenger List, 8 August 1957. GGA Image ID # 1f51d66c0f
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Senior Officers and Staff, RMS Queen Elizabeth Cabin Passenger List, 13 February 1947. GGA Image ID # 1f4e5cf3a2
Senior Officers and Staff, RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Passenger List, 24 July 1947. GGA Image ID # 1f4f153652
Senior Officers and Staff, RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Passenger List, 11 September 1947. GGA Image ID # 1f5009b113
List of Officers, RMS Queen Elizabeth First Class Passenger List, 23 June 1949. GGA Image ID # 1f5596cc77
List of Senior Officers and Staff, RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Class Passenger List, 23 December 1954. GGA Image ID # 1f51aa44e3
List of Officers, RMS Queen Elizabeth Cabin Class Passenger List, 17 August 1955. GGA Image ID # 1f559d7d45
List of Officers, RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger List, 22 September 1955. GGA Image ID # 1f5668c48a
List of Senior Officers and Staff, RMS Queen Elizabeth Cabin Class Passenger List, 8 August 1957. GGA Image ID # 1f5250664b
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Abstract of the Log, RMS Queen Elizabeth, New York to Southampton via Cherbourg, 18 June 1952. Commodore G. E. Cove, C.B.E. in Command. Passage from New York to Cherbourg: 4 Days, 13 Hours, 42 Minutes. Average Speed: 29.12 Knots. GGA Image ID # 1f52a782dd
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Autographs, Farewell Dinner Menu from the RMS Queen Elizabeth, 11 May 1952. GGA Image ID # 1f52af661d
Autographs, RMS Queen Elizabeth Farewell Dinner Menu, 15 June 1953. GGA Image ID # 1f52f97ea7
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Cunard Archives Catalogue - University of Liverpool
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Liverpool and the Mersey, Vol. 1: Gladstone Dock and the Great Liners
More than 190 rare archive photographs and maps, many never before published, recount the story of this most famous dock and the Great passenger Ships that were once a regular sight there.
![GGA Image ID # 2023a2c0f6 Front Cover, Lost Liners: From the Titanic to the Andrea Doria, The Ocean Floor Reveals Its Greatest Lost Ships by Robert D. Ballard and Rick Archbold with Paintings by Ken Marschall, 1997.](../../Images600/OT/Books/LostLiners/1997/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Lost Liners, Titanic to the Andrea Doria
Maps, charts, and diagrams make this handsome volume a valuable reference tool and a compelling evocation of that glorious era when floating palaces ruled the sea lanes.
![GGA Image ID # 2051268ddf Front Cover and Spine, Majesty at Sea: The Four-Stackers by John J. Shaum, Jr. and William H. Flayhart III, 1981.](../../Images600/OT/Books/MajestyAtSea/1981/01-FrontCoverAndSpine-250.jpg)
Majesty at Sea: The Four Stackers
The opulent and luxurious four-funnel passenger liners, of which only fourteen have ever been built, are unsurpassed in maritime history. Built between 1897 and 1921, these great vessels vied with each other in their standards of comfort, spaciousness, and speed, and great was the rivalry between their owners.
![GGA Image ID # 20912bd278 Front Cover and Spine, North Atlantic Passenger Liners since 1900 by Nicholas T. Cairis, 1972.](../../Images600/OT/Books/NorthAtlanticPassengerLiners/1972/01-FrontCoverAndSpine-250.jpg)
North Atlantic Passenger Liners Since 1900
Material about the most prominent steamship companies on the Atlantic Ferry today and those that have been there for some time. Some Lines have diverse services to other oceans, seas, and continents.
![GGA Image ID # 20918d7aa0 Front Cover, Ocean Liner Collectibles with Price Guide by Myra Yellin Outwater, Photographs by Eric Boe Outwater, 1998.](../../Images600/OT/Books/OceanLinerCollectibles/1998/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
This book recreates the ambiance of the ocean linereraby showing the actual objects used on board. Each piece of ocean-liner memorabilia is like an aladdin's lamp, releasing wondrous memories of that grand style of travel.
![GGA Image ID # 20f72b4222 Front Cover, Ocean Liners by Olivier Le Goff with Technical Assistance from Claude Molteni de Villermont, English Translation by Roger Jones, 1998.](../../Images600/OT/Books/OceanLiners/1998/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Ocean Liners - Precursors, Apotheosis, Post War
Ocean Liners is a detailed look at nearly fifty fabulous ships that have provided pleasure, practicality, and fascination since the beginning of the century.
![GGA Image ID # 202044922f Front Cover, Ocean Steamers: A History of Ocean-Going Passenger Steamships 1820-1970 by John Adams, 1993.](../../Images600/OT/Books/OceanSteamers/1993/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Ocean Steamers: A History of Ocean-Going Passenger Steamships 1820-1970
A history of the steam-powered passenger ship that details its story from the SS Savannah of 1819 to the SS Hamburg of 1969. It contains historical details of all civilian vessels built in the intervening years, with numerous illustrations and previously unpublished material.
![GGA Image ID # 201c11aa7e Front Cover, Passenger Liners Of The World Since 1893 By Nicholas T. Cairis, Revised Edition With Over 200 pictures, 1979.](../../HistoricalImages/Books/Maritime/PassengerLinersOfTheWorld/1979/01-FrontCover250.jpg)
Passenger Liners of the World Since 1893
The author here takes a nostalgic look back to the heyday of the passenger ship, providing a brief history of 211 ships of over 10,000 tons, together with specifications and technical details of each.
![GGA Image ID # 2057fb44a0 Front Cover and Spine, Passenger Ships of the World, Past and Present by Eugene W. Smith, 1963.](../../Images600/OT/Books/PassengerShipsOfTheWorld/1963/01-FrontCoverAndSpine-250.jpg)
Passenger Ships of the World - 1963
Passenger Ships of the World, 1963, represents an incredible resource covering passenger ships that are Trans-Atlantic, Trans-Pacific, Trans-Pacific via Panama Canal, Latin American, Africa and the Eastern Oceans, and California-Hawaii.
![GGA Image ID # 201c553f38 Front Cover, Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860-1994 by William H Miller, Jr., 417 Photographs, 1995.](../../Images600/Books/Maritime/PactorialEncyclopedia-OceanLiners1860-1994/1994/00-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners, 1860-1994
One of the most comprehensive pictorial references on ocean liners ever published, this superb chronicle by noted maritime historian William H. Miller, Jr., depicts and describes virtually every passenger ship of over 15,000 tons built between 1860 and the late 1900s.
![GGA Image ID # 201d7b2a8e Front Cover, Picture History of British Ocean Liners 1900 to the Present by William H. Miller, 2001.](../../HistoricalImages/Books/Maritime/BritishOceanLiners/1900ToPresent/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Picture History of British Ocean Liners: 1900 to the Present
Over 200 rare black-and-white illustrations provide views of the ships at sea and in port, glimpses of lavish staterooms, lounges, dining areas, onboard photos of celebrities and royalty, and much more.
![GGA Image ID # 201dad34a5 Front Cover, Picture History of German and Dutch Passenger Ships by William H. Miller, Jr., 2002.](../../HistoricalImages/Books/Maritime/GermanDutchPassengerShips/001-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Picture History of German and Dutch Passenger Ships
Picture History of German and Dutch Passenger Ships is a superbly illustrated volume that documents a long line of great ships--from "floating palaces" such as the Imperator (1913) and the Vaterland (1914) to such luxurious cruise ships as the Statendam (1957), Hamburg (1969), the remodeled Bremen (1990), and the new Deutschland (1998).
![GGA Image ID # 201feba2b9 Front Cover, Picture History of the Andrea Doria by William H. Miller, Jr., 2005.](../../Images600/OT/Books/PictureHistoryAndreaDoria/2005/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Picture History of the Andrea Doria
Graceful, fast, and luxuriously outfitted, the Andrea Doria was one of the most famous ships of the 20th century. On July 26, 1956, three years after its inaugural voyage, the famous Italian liner was assured of an immortal place in maritime history after colliding with another vessel off the New England coast and sinking.
![GGA Image ID # 201e3ccaa6 Front Cover, Picture History of the Cunard Line 1840 - 1990 by Frank O. Braynard and William H. Miller, Jr., 1990.](../../Images600/Books/Maritime/PictureHistory-CunardLine/1991/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Picture History of the Cunard Line 1840 - 1990
The Picture History of the Cunard Line 1840 - 1990 has over 180 photographs and illustrations showing the liners on the high seas and in port and depicting handsome staterooms, lounges, interior decor, and carefree life aboard ship.
![GGA Image ID # 2048424d56 Front Cover, Picture History of The Normandie With 190 Illustrations by Frank O. Braynard, 1987.](../../Images600/OT/Books/PictureHistoryNormandie/1987/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Picture History of The Normandie
This fabulous French champion, possibly the most extraordinary and the most glamorous liner ever built, had only a little over four years of commercial life before she was wrenched from her owners and destroyed by fire in one of history's most unfortunate blunders by the military.
![GGA Image ID # 201fbb514a Front Cover, Picture History of the Queen Mary And Queen Elizabeth By William H. Miller, Jr., 2004.](../../Images600/Books/Maritime/PictureHistory-QueenMary-QueenElizabeth/2004/00-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Picture History of the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth
Powerful and fast Atlantic liners of the 1930s, this volume is packed with high-quality vintage photographs of the RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Elizabeth, from construction to heyday to eventual decline and their successor ships bearing the same name.
![GGA Image ID # 2021b06689 Front Cover: Picture History of the SS United States by William H. Miller, Jr.](../../Images600/OT/Books/PictureHistorySSUnitedStates/2003/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Picture History of the SS United States
A comprehensive pictorial record of the SS United States that will appeal to maritime historians, this celebration of an American champion and centerpiece of national pride will also captivate ship lovers and anyone thrilled by sea travel.
![GGA Image ID # 2023f0ed96 Front Cover, Queen Mary, The Cunard White Star Quadruple-Screw Liner, Ocean Liners of the Past Reprint from The Shipbuilder & Marine Engine-Builder First Published in 1936.](../../Images600/OT/Books/QueenMary-OLP/1979/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Queen Mary, The Cunard White Star Quadruple-Screw Liner
The volume mainly comprises a facsimile reprint of a Souvenir Number of The Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-Builder. The original issue was dated June 1936 and was published to commemorate the maiden voyage of this much-loved ship.
![GGA Image ID # 20d023f9d5 Front Cover and Spine, Sailing Seven Seas: A History of the Canadian Pacific Line by Peter Pigott, 2010.](../../Images600/OT/Books/SailingSevenSeas/2010/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Sailing Seven Seas: History of the Canadian Pacific Line
With a witty and informative style, author Peter Pigott evokes-not only the nostalgic heyday of ocean travel but reveals a slice of almost-forgotten Canadiana.
![GGA Image ID # 20284aaaf1 Front Cover, Sway of the Grand Saloon: A Social History of the North Atlantic by John Malcolm Brinnin, 1971. Barnes & Nobel Hardcover Copy.](../../Images600/OT/Books/SwayOfTheGrandSaloon/1971/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Sway of the Grand Saloon: A Social History of the North Atlantic
History of the ocean liners of the North Atlantic crossings. A comprehensive history of Trans-Atlantic passenger ships covering 1818 - 1968, with 55 b/w illustrations, photos, and drawings.
![GGA Image ID # 205364d09e Front Cover and Spine Plus, The Atlantic Liners 1925-70 by Frederick Earl Emmons, 1972.](../../Images600/OT/Books/TheAtlanticLiners/1925-1970/01-FrontCoverAndSpinePlus-250.jpg)
THE ATLANTIC LINERS will be cherished by all the millions of Americans who love the sea. Frederick Emmons sketches the histories of every ocean liner that sailed between the United States and Europe between 1925 and 1970.
![GGA Image ID # 20c87b594d Front Cover and Spine, The Blue Riband of the Atlantic by Tom Hughes, 1973.](../../Images600/OT/Books/BlueRibandOfTheAtlantic/1973/01-FrontCoverAndSpine-250.jpg)
The Blue Riband of the Atlantic
The blue riband of the Atlantic was the symbolic prize awarded to the luxury liner that made the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. This book begins with a description of the origins of ocean steamship travel and then discusses the development and careers of the most famous ships involved.
![GGA Image ID # 2021fba711 Front Cover, The Only Way to Cross: The Golden Era of the Great Atlantic Express Liners -- from the Mauretania to the France and the Queen Elizabeth 2 by John Maxtone-Graham with a Forward by Walter Lord, 1972.](../../Images600/OT/Books/TheOnlyWayToCross/1972/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
The Only Way to Cross: The Golden Era of the Great Atlantic Express Liners
The book profiles the opulent lifestyles aboard such floating palaces as Normandie, Rex, Olympic, Amerika, Queen Mary, France, Mauritania, Queen Elizabeth II, Imperator, and Titanic.
![GGA Image ID # 2041a20636 Front Cover and Spine, Tourist Third Cabin: Steamship Travel in the Interwar Years by Lorraine Coons and Alexander Varias, 2003.](../../Images600/OT/Books/TouristThirdCabin/2003/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
Tourist Third Cabin: Steamship Travel in the Interwar Years
Ocean Liners and New Vistas of Interwar Society From Immigrants to Tourists. The Changing Complexion of Translatlantic Passengers as The Soul of a Ship. Experience and Life of Below-Deck Personnel Traveling Palace or Floating Sweatshop. The Experience of Women Seafarers Projecting an Image: The Allure of MTransatlantic Travel.
![GGA Image ID # 20499e2ef9 Front Cover, U.S. Steamships: A Picture Postcard History by Frank O. Braynard with an Introduction by Wlater Cronkite, 1991.](../../Images600/OT/Books/USSteamships/1991/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
US Steamships: A Picture Postcard History
Over many years, Postcards were collected for the message, history, and the scene. As a result of these collecting interests, we have a valuable source of information relating to many subjects, including steamships, from a historical, technical, and artistic perspective. The Postcards in this book provide a chronological history of U.S. Steamships.
![GGA Image ID # 209163c70e Front Cover and Spine, When Luxury Went to Sea by Douglas Phillips-Birt, 1971.](../../Images600/OT/Books/WhenLuxuryWentToSea/1971/01-FrontCoverAndSpine-250.jpg)
The liners of this age served the route of gold linking Europe with the brazenly rich United States of America, where a new class of person was learning how to spend money as lavishly as any Old World rentier.
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First Class Salon on the RMS Queen Elizabeth. First Class to Europe, 1949. GGA Image ID # 1f267710aa
First Class Main Lounge on the RMS Queen Elizabeth. First Class to Europe, 1949. GGA Image ID # 1f269a2ab6
First Class Restaurant on the RMS Queen Elizabeth. First Class to Europe, 1949. GGA Image ID # 1f2730c6b5
First Class Stateroom on the RMS Queen Elizabeth. First Class to Europe, 1949. GGA Image ID # 1f28636b89
Main Hall on the Promenade Deck Enjoyed by First Class Passengers on the RMS Queen Elizabeth. First Class to Europe, 1949. GGA Image ID # 1f289153dc
First Class Garden Lounge on the RMS Queen Elizabeth. First Class to Europe, 1949. GGA Image ID # 1f28e6eb54
First Class Theatre on the RMS Queen Elizabeth. First Class to Europe, 1949. GGA Image ID # 1f2910ac45
Tourist Class Lounge on the RMS Queen Elizabeth. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, 1949. GGA Image ID # 11ed676159
Tourist Class Restaurant on the RMS Queen Elizabeth. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, 1949. GGA Image ID # 11ee1e51ac
Tourist Class Smoking Room on the RMS Queen Elizabeth. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, 1949. GGA Image ID # 11ee4698bb
Tourist Class Stateroom on the RMS Queen Elizabeth. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, 1949. GGA Image ID # 11efbcff34
RMS Queen Elizabeth. World's Larges Liner, 83,673 Gross Tons, 2,314 Passengers. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, 1949. GGA Image ID # 11f05ac42c
RMS Queen Elizabeth and RMS Queen Mary at Southampton, 27 September 1946. GGA Image ID # 1f30d96619
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Painting of the Queen Elizabeth, Cunard Line RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Class Passenger List - 24 June 1948. GGA Image ID # 167b95db02
Painting of the RMS Queen Elizabeth on Farewell Dinner Menu, 15 June 1953. GGA Image ID # 1f5352ed10
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Back Cover, RMS Queen Elizabeth Cabin Passenger List, 13 February 1947. GGA Image ID # 1f4e61358e
Back Cover, RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Passenger List, 24 May 1947. GGA Image ID # 1f4fdd2d6a
Back Cover, RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Passenger List, 11 September 1947. GGA Image ID # 1f50633180
Back Cover, Cunard Line RMS Queen Elizabeth Tourist Passenger List - 23 December 1954. GGA Image ID # 12c86896ca
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RMS Queen Elizabeth of the Cunard Line 5x7 Letterhead Stationery. GGA Image ID # 1e82761f28
Cunard Line RMS Queen Elizabether 6 1/2 x 10 Letterhead Stationery. GGA Image ID # 1e82834c61
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Cunard RMS Queen Elizabeth Postcard c1946. GGA Image ID # 1f542763fb
Cunard RMS Queen Elizabeth Postcard/Lettercard, c1946. GGA Image ID # 1f5471bf08
RMS Queen Elizabeth Oversized Postcard c1946. GGA Image ID # 1f5481bef8
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