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quote:Originally posted by Thad:Well I saw one picture of her stack painted in cunard red in this book by Janette McCutcheon.
Off topic but images like this of the Lizzie remind me of why she is one of my top 5 favorite ocean liners.
[ 02-08-2007: Message edited by: Thad ]
quote:Originally posted by PamM:She could not have had that funnel long [the caption says circa '77 but maybe '76?]. Pics of her collision with CARLA C in San Juan Feb '76 show her with a white funnel. So months at the most.Pam
I don't think that Adventurer had her funnel painted in Cunard colours until after Countess entered service in August 1976. So it was only for a few months. Until I saw those photos, I had never seen Adventurer in Cunard colours. As far as I know, Ambassador never had her funnel painted in Cunard colours
Countess and Princess had Cunard funnels from the start. But it wasn't until 1982 that QE2 had her funnel painted in Cunard colours in her post-Falklands refit.
Brian
P.S. A later post in the thread containing the pics of Adventurer states: "i believe that ship in the picture is either the cunard countess or princess. not the adventurer. i was an engineer on the countess in the '70s."". Obviously, not a very observant fellow who cannot distinguish between an upright funnel and a slanted one..
[ 02-08-2007: Message edited by: Brian_O ]
quote:Originally posted by Brian_O:P.S. A later post in the thread containing the pics of Adventurer states: "i believe that ship in the picture is either the cunard countess or princess. not the adventurer. i was an engineer on the countess in the '70s."". Obviously, not a very observant fellow who cannot distinguish between an upright funnel and a slanted one.[ 02-08-2007: Message edited by: Brian_O ]
That comment was made about the very first photo in the thread, which was obviously the COUNTESS or PRINCESS, and mis-identified.
quote:Originally posted by Linerrich:That comment was made about the very first photo in the thread, which was obviously the COUNTESS or PRINCESS, and mis-identified.Rich
Ooooooops! You are correct. I missed that photo. It was the later photos that were of Adventurer.
quote:Originally posted by PamM:Half way down this page you will find links to 3 pics of Cunard Adventurer, 2 taken in Alaska with a Cunard Funnel.Pam
lasuvidaboy, I agree that is a great picture of her. I love her and the QMs lines from this angle.
Although against my feeling for aesthetics, here one of my CA illustrations in traditional Cunard livery. Never liked it, it now looks like the funnel is not a part of the ship while the original white colors made the funnel design bland in with the overall look.
For some reason white areas make people scared and give them the reaction to fill it up in anyway possible. Also never liked the red race stripes, what was Cunard thinking? Stickers don’t enhance something.
Did you know that CA’s funnel was nicknamed “the angry penguin”, quite funny, if you think about it, it did look like a penquin!
Onno
quote:Originally posted by Thad: Onno, are you ever going to make a model of the Adventurer? I thought that she was one that you had plans for.
Plans indeed, now I only need to find the time.
LOL re 'the angry penguin', a very apt description. It had not occurred to me before, but it does look like a penguin about to peck.
[ 02-12-2007: Message edited by: Maasdam ]
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