London Mar. 7.
The biggest liner in the world, the 85,000-ton Queen Elizabeth, left the fitting-out basin at the Clydebank on February 26 and has already crossed the Atlantic, it is just revealed. The giant vessel is expected to dock in New York soon.
In striking contrast with the scenes of enthusiasm which marked the departure of the Queen Mary from the Clydebank, fewer than 100 people watched the delicate manceuvring at the entrance of Rothesay Dock.
For nearly an hour the Queen Elizabeth was in difficulties near Rashiloc Light, practically the same spot at which the Queen Mary narrowly missed fouling the bank. The liner, however, finally successfully completed her 15-mile journey in four hours.—Reuter.
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