QE2: The Queen that Saved Cunard

Sponsored by Blinkist: Use the link https://www.blinkist.com/BigOldBoats to start your free 7-day trial with Blinkist and get 25% off of a Premium membership. The Queen Elizabeth 2 (fondly known as the QE2) was launched in 1967 was the last Cunard Queen built in the United Kingdom. Despite coming into service at the worst possible time for an ocean liner, The QE2 was a crowd favorite, earning an adoring fanbase that loves her to this day. Her incredible career spanned over four decades. She still survives today as a floating hotel in Dubai. Instagram:   / bigoldboats   Sources: Atlantic Liners of the Cunard Line by Neil McCart QE2 by Captain Ronald W. Warwick The Liner by Philip Dawson Queen Elizabeth 2: Ship of Legend by William H. Miller Video Sources: TheArchivalCollection / Pond5 British_Movietone / Pond5 RJF1988 / Pond5 Chalkman / Pond5 US National Archives Prelinger Archives Internet Archive Music: ELFL - Alienated OTE - Flowers for Sale CLNGR - Hurt You Anymore (Instrumental Version) Soleil - It’s Too Late (Instrumental Version) Bladverk Band - Memories of the Past TAGE - Tristesse de Martin Lama House - Astral Roar Chapters: 0:00 Intro: QE2 3:15 Chapter 1: A Flawed Q3 6:54 Chapter 2: A Liner for the Jet Age 11:46 Chapter 3: Keeping Tradition Afloat 15:12 Chapter 4: Surviving the Test of Time