On #ThisDayInHistory in 1972, the #OceanLiner #RMSQueenElizabeth, nearing the end of her conversion into CY Tung's #SeawiseUniversity, was destroyed by arson in #HongKong's #VictoriaHarbour -- a sad end to #RMSQueenMary's running mate and the largest of the prewar ocean liners.

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1946, Cunard liner #RMSQueenElizabeth arrived in NYC on her postwar maiden voyage. Due to the outbreak of World War II, she had served as a troopship first. Her entry into civilian service began the most successful phase of Cunard's Atlantic dominance.

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1939, the #SSNormandie (on the left, pictured beside #RMSQueenElizabeth) arrived in New York, never to sail again. She was left there to keep France's prized flagship safe, but the US later seized the ship & quickly destroyed it through sheer incompetence.

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1972, the #OceanLiner #RMSQueenElizabeth, nearing the end of her conversion into CY Tung's #SeawiseUniversity, was destroyed by arson in #HongKong's #VictoriaHarbour -- a sad end to the largest prewar liner.