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Would she have been scrapped? Would this beautiful ship have been turned into a museum like the Queen Mary?
Knut Kloster most likely would still have picked the much newer France at the time. He paid scrap value for her.
The Queen Elizabeth was a correction of all the Queen Mary's design deficiencies, plus all Cunard learned from the Normandie. Still the QM-1 was a more popular ship.
Any thoughts?
If she were still afloat, the many piecesof memorabilia I have would be worth evenmore ...
What bothers me more than the demise of this once great liner, is the total lack ofcompetence displayed by the Chinese intheir handling of her. ( They don't flyJets much better either )
In my opinion, the loss of the Queen, and theNormandie, were the two greatest losses ofthe great liners in my lifetime. the Ile DeFrance being a close second.
What a waste ...
John B.
The QM has had financial problems. She may be a great liner but the general public are not fighting to see her or stay onboard her!
I'm of the opinion that the QE would have been scrapped, anyway!
[This message has been edited by Malcolm (edited 04-13-2001).]
quote:Originally posted by nzmike:The queen Mary has had considerable financial success since RMS Foundation took over.
That is very good news! Hopefully the old girl will still be around for many years to come!
If you live within 'striking distance' of Long Beach, make sure that you DO visit her - she's breath taking!
She has a granite breakwater around her. It would take much time and money to dismantle it.
On weekends the QM is mobbed with tourists and is used for conferences and catering.Reproducing her period furniture is not hard considering the quantities needed.
On further thought. An enterprising businessman like CY Tung may have after the oil shock of 1973, turned Queen Elizabeth into a floating apartment complex or such in Taiwan where housing is sold by the square inch.
Now that QM is profitable, I hope the Rembrandterdam is next. ___________________One deal on the table is Rembrandterdam be a floating hotel/museum in her home port of Rotterdam or Amsterdam. Holland, like Taiwan is also short on land.
SOLAS 2010 will kill her, Seawind Crown, Victoria, and the Regal Empress too. [no solid hardwood walls, only 1/8"thk max. veneer on fire retardant substrate]
Not to stereotype like Barryboat does, but the Dutch are known for business acumen.
[This message has been edited by desirod6 (edited 04-17-2001).]
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