
1968: QE2 Begins Final Acceptance Trials
Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth 2 began her final acceptance trials on 23 December 1968 after…
Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth 2 began her final acceptance trials on 23 December 1968 after…
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