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Breaking-News >> TodayHistory On July 15, 1971, the luxury passenger ship "Queen Elizabeth" arrived in Hong Kong
On this day, 54 years ago, on July 15, 1971 (May 23, 1971, the luxury passenger ship "Queen Elizabeth" arrived in Hong Kong. On July 15, 1971, the luxury passenger ship "Queen Elizabeth" arrived in Hong Kong and was preparing to be converted into a maritime academy in Hong Kong. The Queen Elizabeth was bought by Hong Kong ship king Dong Haoyun (father of Tung Chee-hwa, the first chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China Hong Kong) and was preparing to be converted into "Seawise University." However, during the renovation, a fire broke out inside the hull and the fireboat sprayed a large amount of water on it, which capsized due to uneven weight distribution. After the hull of the Queen Elizabeth was salvaged from the water, it was towed back to England for demolition. Tonnage:83637 tons. Cruising speed:29 knots. Maximum speed:32-33 knots. Number of people carrying: peacetime--8231stclass, 6622ndclass, 7983rdclass. wartime--15000 troops. Comments: Go back and forth from where you came from. This may be the best destination. News raw data sources → https://www.abtool.cn/today_detail/1e9a.html 17WorldNews[2025.09.27-12:57] 访问:82
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