QE2 40th birthday visit
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:31 pm
Launched from John Brown's shipyard on the Clyde on 20 September 1967, the 70,000-ton QE2 was the last passenger liner to be built on the Clyde.
The owners, Cunard, announced this week that the ship is to make a return visit to the Clyde next year - precisely on the anniversary of her launch. The luxury liner will berth at Greenock as part of a round-Britain tour, which will include South Queensferry, near Edinburgh. Since her launch, she has sailed almost 5.5 million nautical miles and carried 2.1 million passengers.
The owners, Cunard, announced this week that the ship is to make a return visit to the Clyde next year - precisely on the anniversary of her launch. The luxury liner will berth at Greenock as part of a round-Britain tour, which will include South Queensferry, near Edinburgh. Since her launch, she has sailed almost 5.5 million nautical miles and carried 2.1 million passengers.