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Queen Elizabeth 2 Cake, 1967
Photograph of three gentlemen alongside cake model of Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 made by City Bakeries, Glasgow.

Queen Elizabeth 2 under construction, 1967
Photograph of stern of the Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 taken from River Clyde at shipyard of John Brown and Company, Clydebank.

Queen Elizabeth 2 under construction, 1967
Photograph of three quarter bow view of the Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, with ship worker in foreground, taken from west side of dock during construction at the shipyard of John Brown and Company, Clydebank

Stern and propellers of Queen Elizabeth 2, Clydebank, 1967
Photograph of stern view of the Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 showing propellers during construction at the shipyard of John Brown and Company, Clydebank.

Stern and propellers of Queen Elizabeth 2, Clydebank, 1967
Photograph of stern view of the Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 showing propellers during construction at the shipyard of John Brown and Company, Clydebank.

Aerial view of Queen Elizabeth 2 under construction on Clydebank, 1967
Photograph of aerial view of the Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 under construction at the shipyard of John Brown and Company, Clydebank.

Launch of Queen Elizabeth 2, Clydebank
Photograph of the Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 going down the slipway at the shipyard of John Brown & Company, Clydebank.

RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 docking, Clydebank
Photograph of Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 being towed by Thunderer and other tugs to dock after launch at the shipyard of John Brown & Company, Clydebank.

The Queen Elizabeths, 1967 (RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Photograph of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Sir Basil Smallpiece, walks alongside the Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 before launch at the shipyard of John Brown & Company, Clydebank. Also shows John Rannie, Managing Director of John Brown & Co.