Title

Ocean liner RMS 'Queen Elizabeth', 1940. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Ocean liner RMS 'Queen Elizabeth', 1940. Postcard. Built by John Brown & Co at Clydebank, the Queen Elizabeth was the world's largest ocean liner when she was launched in 1938. She served as a troopship during World War II before taking up her intended role on the transatlantic route, which she continued to carry passengers on until her retirement in 1968.
Curt Teich Postcard Archives

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Curt Teich Postcard Archives

Reference

HRM19D66_282

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,4Mb (1,1Mb) / 13,7in x 8,6in / 4118 x 2583 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation sea luxury ship ships British geography color colour liner ocean liner century Britain thirties concept funnel 1940s huge enormous queen elizabeth transatlantic Forties steamship water transport 1930s 20th century decade geographical feature passenger ship photograph postcard Curt Teich Postcard Archives Unknown photograph postcard