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Princess Elizabeth launches The 34, 000 ton Cunard White Star Liner Caronia, larger

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Princess Elizabeth launches The 34, 000 ton Cunard White Star Liner Caronia, larger

Princess Elizabeth launches
The 34, 000 ton Cunard White Star Liner Caronia, larger ship now building in the world, was launched at John Browns Clydebank shipyard today (Thursday) by HRH Princess Elizabeth, who was accompanied by her fiance, Lt Philip Mountbatten, R.N. They were afforded a tumultuous welcome by thousands lining the route as they drove to the yard. The new vessel is 714 foot long, has nine decks, and is to be fitted with a radar. Clifford Bodin single funnelled
, the Caronia will form, with the Mauretania, a second string for the two Queens on the North Atlantic route. The ?3 million ship well will accommodate 1000 passengers and will become an important dollar earner for Great Britain.
Photo shows, the hull of the Caronia moves gracefully over the yard as she goes down the slipway to take the water during her launching at Clydebank today (Thursday).
31 October 1947

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1940s Crane Nineteen Forties

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