FIFTY years ago the last British-built transatlantic liner was launched.
Put simply, she carried more people further than any ship before her and remains the.
Fast, smart and sleek, QE2 sailed over 5.6 million miles and carried more than 2.5 million passengers during a magnificent career spanning nearly forty years.
By the end of that same day, she was already known by her famous nickname: QE2.
Christened by HM the Queen on 20 September 1967, the 963ft-long vessel was named Queen Elizabeth 2.
FIFTY years ago the last British-built transatlantic liner was launched