Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Queen Elizabeth 2 was a luxury cruise liner launched in 1967. When it completed its maiden voyage in 1969, the QE2 was a ...

Wealth Gang / Peter King/Fox Photos/Getty Images / Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Getty Images Titanic, who? Back in the ’60s and ’70s, the epitome of luxury cruising was embodied by the Queen Elizabeth 2 ...

After 40 years on the high seas, the famed cruise ship makes its final voyage The ship's launch in 1967 was attended by Queen Elizabeth II. Contrary to popular belief, the ship was not named after her ...

In 1992 the QE2 grounded on rocks that should have been well below her keel. This explains the real physics of squat, how speed and shallow water reduce under keel clearance, and why even accurate ...

Southampton was bursting with pride as the world's most famous liners, the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) and her then-new sister, the Queen Mary 2 (QM2), arrived in the city together for the first time.

The QE2's speed itself is exhilarating, emblematic of a "line voyage" -- going with a purpose from someplace to another place. (Overlook the fact that we had flown to England for the sole purpose of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - British queens typically don't retire to Dubai, but the Queen Elizabeth 2, arguably the world's most famous ocean liner, has never been typical. The 40-year-old Cunard ship sailed ...