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Queen Elizabeth 2
Quick facts...
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| Owners: |
Cunard Line |
| Builders: |
John Brown & Co Ltd.
Clydebank |
| Launched: |
20 Sept 1967 |
| Tonnage: |
70,327 tons gross |
| Dimensions: |
963 x 105 feet
(293.5 x 32.1 metres) |
| Machinery: |
Diesel-electric,
twin screw
28 knots service,
34.6 knots maximum |
| Complement: |
Up to 1900 passengers
up to 1015 Crew |
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Featuring Queen Elizabeth 2 on her first homecoming to the river where she
began her illustrious career, this painting captures the supreme elegance
of the liner in the beautiful Firth of Clyde. As a backdrop, Hunter's Quay
and Dunoon nestle beneath the hazy blue hills of the Cowal peninsula,
enjoying this brief reminder of when the river was one of Britain's busiest
shipping thoroughfares. In over 250 years of shipbuilding on the Clyde,
some 35,000 new vessels witnessed this lovely vista, taking their first
eager steps towards the open sea.
The occasion which brought about QE2's only appearance on these waters for
over twenty years, was Cunard's 150th Anniversary celebrations in 1990. As
a tangible reminder of this important company milestone, the Chairman of
Cunard and Vice-Chairman of the parent company, purchased this original
painting for his personal office in London. A colleague quoted Sir Eric
Parker as saying the picture was his 'pride and joy'.
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