QE2 The Cunard Line Flagship, Queen Elizabeth II

by Warwick, Ronald W.

• ISBN13: 9780393047721
• ISBN10: 0393047725
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-17
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

This new edition of the most thorough book on the legendary Queen Elizabeth II includes the refit of the mid-1990s and many new photographs of interiors and details. Captain Ronald Warwick begins with the colorful history of the Cunard Line. He continues with the construction and launching of QE2 and provides an engrossing narrative of the ship's colorful history, including her service in the Falklands war, her various mishaps, the recent sale of Cunard to Carnival, and the new owners' plans for the future. The final chapter of the book is a deck-by-deck guide with photographs of all of the ship's public areas as well as those not seen by passengers: the engine room, kitchens, and areas limited to officers and crew.

Table of Contents

Dedication to the Third Edition	9	(2)
Foreword to the First Edition	11	(2)
Foreword to the Third Edition	13	(2)
Acknowledgments	15	(4)
The British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company	19	(31)
The Ordering and Building of the QE2	50	(24)
The Maiden Years	74	(12)
Trafalgar House, Cunard, and the QE2	86	(16)
Cruising the World	102	(12)
The Falklands	114	(14)
The New QE2	128	(13)
The End of Steam	141	(10)
Into a New Era	151	(21)
Guide to the Queen Elizabeth 2	172	(45)
APPENDICES
1---Ship's Particulars	207	(2)
2---Ports Visited by the Queen Elizabeth 2 and Date of Maiden Arrival	209	(4)
3---Masters of the Queen Elizabeth 2	213	(1)
4---The Crew of the Queen Elizabeth 2	214	(2)
5---The Original Engine Room	216	(1)
Bibliography	217	(2)
Index	219