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Queen Elizabeth 2 ' s maiden voyage, from Southampton to New York, commenced on 2 May 1969, [69] taking 4 days, 16 hours, and 35 minutes, at an average speed of 28.02 knots. [70] Upon her arrival to New York Harbour, she was greeted by two Royal Air Force Harrier jets that hovered on each side of the ship.
Along with the Queen Mary, she provided a weekly transatlantic service between Southampton in the United Kingdom and New York City in the United States, via Cherbourg in France. Built by John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, as Hull 552, [5] she was launched on 27 September 1938 and named in honour of Queen Elizabeth, the wife of King ...
A Compilation of the Existing Ferry Leases and Railroad Grants Made by the Corporation of the City of New York, 1866 "Brooklyn Ferries". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, NY. July 18, 1870. p. 2. Cudahy, Brian J. (1990). Over and Back: The History of Ferryboats in New York Harbor. New York: Fordham University Press. ISBN 9780823212453
In July 1952 that ship made the crossing in 3 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes. Cunard Line's RMS Queen Mary 2 is the only ship currently making regular transatlantic crossings throughout the year, usually between Southampton and New York. For this reason it has been designed as a proper ocean liner, not as a cruise ship.
In 1930 Cunard ordered an 80,000-ton liner that was to be the first of two record-breakers fast enough to fit into a two-ship weekly Southampton–New York service. Work on "Hull Number 534" was halted in 1931 because of the economic conditions.
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New York Waterway has announced that children can ride free on all ferry routes between New Jersey and Manhattan this summer, starting July 5 and running through Labor Day, Sept. 2.
In April 1961 she was moved permanently to the Liverpool—New York service, replacing MV Britannic. [3] At some point during her career with Cunard, Sylvania also served on the Rotterdam — Southampton — Le Havre —Québec—Montreal route [ 2 ] and winter crossings between Liverpool and Halifax via Greenock.