Queen Elizabeth
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Builder Name | John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Laid Down | 4 Dec 1936 |
| Launched | 27 Sep 1938 |
| Displacement | 83,000 tons standard |
| Length | 1031 feet |
| Beam | 118 feet |
| Draft | 38 feet |
| Machinery | Steam turbines, four propellers |
| Power Output | 160,000 SHP |
| Crew | 1000 |
ww2dbaseFor more information on RMS Queen Elizabeth, please see The Magnificent Queens by Alan Chanter.
Last Major Revision: Jan 2014
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Queen Elizabeth Operational Timeline
| 4 Dec 1936 | The keel of RMS Queen Elizabeth was laid down by the John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom. |
| 27 Sep 1938 | RMS Queen Elizabeth was launched at Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom. |
| 26 Feb 1940 | Newly-constructed British large passenger liner Queen Elizabeth left Clydeside, Glasgow, Scotland on the spring tide. To prevent German attack, false intelligence regarding her destination being Southampton in southern England was generated, but her actual destination was New York in the United States. She would reach New York for her final fitting. |
| 29 Feb 1940 | RMS Queen Elizabeth set sail from Scotland, United Kingdom for New York, United States. |
| 3 Mar 1940 | As the large passenger liner Queen Elizabeth sailed for New York, British agents released false information regarding the final destination being Southampton in southern England, United Kingdom. German intelligence apparently picked up this information as Luftwaffe aircraft appeared to bomb Southampton on this date, the date when Queen Elizabeth was falsely said to arrive. |
| 7 Mar 1940 | RMS Queen Elizabeth arrived at New York, New York, United States. |
| 9 Jan 1972 | Seawise University was destroyed by fire in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. |
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