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Archives, section 3 ...
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For Archives, section 1, click here For Archives, section 2, click here For Archives, section 4, click here |
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Found - a Furness house flag |
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The effects of the late Bryce Higgins included this magnificent Furness house flag in near mint condition. We are grateful to his son, Graham, for agreeing to lend it to us for any future reunion. We couldn’t uncover one for last year’s reunion so this find is especially appreciated. |
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Stunning photographs come to light ... |
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We are indebted to Martin Howse, seen right on tender duty as 3rd Officer, for a series of photographs from his collection. For the aerial shots, he chartered a light aircraft from the former Kindley Field airport. |
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Above, Queen of Bermuda at No. 1 Shed, Hamilton in about 1963. To the left is the Bermudiana Hotel and, to the right, Bermuda Cathedral. Below left, Hamilton harbour with an unknown PSNC/Royal Mail vessel astern—below right, Elbow Beach |
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A sight familiar to many of us sailing up and down the Hudson River in the 50s and 60s: Queen Mary, Mauritania and France |
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Queen of Bermuda and Monarch of Bermuda arriving together in New York—stunning footage found in British Pathé archives |
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To view this magnificent clip, click on the link in the box below. On the British Pathé website, click on the > link provided which you will find in the centre of the image (as shown right). There is no sound but you can enlarge the image to full screen by clicking on the icon provided below the frame. |
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Thanks to Ian Denton for bringing this to our attention; it will bring a great deal of pleasure to former ship’s crew who sailed on these two great ships. We are grateful to British Pathé historical archive for permission to use this link and the image depicted on the right. |
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… and rare images of Queen of Bermuda |
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These photographs were taken from the aft mast by Clive Wales (shown here below as 3rd Officer) and include Front Street, The Princess and Bermudiana Hotels in Hamilton, Bermuda. |
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Photographs provided by Allan Davidson from the collection of Clive Wales. |
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New models of Queen of Bermuda made by former Cruise Director |
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We were contacted by Ered Matthew (right), former Cruise Director with Norwegian Cruise Line. |
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Ered told us, “I became interested in the Furness Bermuda Line while serving on board m/v Norwegian Majesty on her run to St. George and Hamilton. I was delighted to run across your website while searching for reference images for my current project, two 3' models of Queen of Bermuda (below), now completed.” |
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One of the models, complete in a glass case |
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The two models, nearing completion |
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He also told us, “I spent many, many hours unsuccessfully trying to track down and acquire an oil painting of QTEV Queen of Bermuda that I discovered hanging in the lounge on board Bermuda Star Line's Queen of Bermuda, former s/s Brasil (below with QE2 behind) while I was working on board as a guest entertainer back in 1989. |
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I am also the owner of Cabin Class Collectibles at http://www.cabinclass.com I have on hand a large number of FBL items, including china, silver, glassware, souvenirs and ephemera.” |
