Queen Launches Empress Of Britain (1955)

Fairfields Yard, Govan, Scotland.
GV. Dockside. Queen Elizabeth II accompanied by VIP's walking through crowds to launching platform, & SV. AS. Side of ship showing name "Empress of Britain". SV. Queen receiving bouquet by two year old Robert Bruce, grandson of Lord Allain, Chairman of Fairfields Shipyards. Queen receives bouquet. GV. Massed crowds watching. SV. Queen walking to launching platform. SCU. Queen standing in front of microphone. Natural sound: "I name this ship, etc. ...all who sail in her." CU. Bottle hits bow of ship. SV. Pan with ship as she slips down the launching ramp. SV. Side of ship and propellors ploughing through water. SCU. Queen smiling and watching from launching platform, with Duke of Edinburgh. GV. Ship in water and chains being dragged away from launching ramp. CU. Queen watching looking very interested. GV. Empress of Britain launched.
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The Empress of Britain features in the book 'Not just Ordinary Blokes' where it was used as a troopship to bring New Zealanders to Britain after the fall of France 1940.

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Wrong Empress or Britain.

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They sure as hell don't build them like they used to.

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The History Of The MS Oceanic: The RMS Empress Of Scotland Was Ordered By English Shipyard. He Was Launched On April 14th 1954. The Ship Was Maiden Voyage On April 14th 1955 By Canadian Pacific. In November 1964 After 9 Years In Service He Was Sold To Greek American Lines Renamed As QUEEN OF CYPRUS. On March 20th 1965 Arrived Piraeus-New York. In December 1975 He Was Sold To Carnival Cruise Lines Renamed As CELEBRALE. In March 1976 Arrived Cruises In The Caribbean. In 1993 He Was Charted To Focusaurora Cruises Renamed As FOCUS AURORA. In February 1994 He Was Sold To Epirotiki Lines,Greece Renamed As OCEANIC. In 1995 The Epirotiki Lines Changed Rename To Royal Olympic Cruises. In 1997 He Was Sold To Colour Cruises Renamed As LA PITAZ. In 1999 He Was Charted To Louis Cruise Lines. In 2000 He Was Sold To Thomson Cruises. In 2003 He Was Charted To Peaceboat. In 2009 He Was Sold To Scrapping In Aliaga,Turkey

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