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North Atlantic 20082 viewsQE2 in mid Atlantic. Swells seen from Queen Victoria on Tandem Crossing January 2008. Copyright Keith Booker Keith Booker
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Isabelle Prondzynski: Valencia 20086 viewsLynda Bradford
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Bay of Biscay Enroute Back to Southampton, July 200819 viewsMy Dad's (James A. Hypher's) photo from the port bridge wing on our last QE2 voyage.

This was my second bridge visit almost 3 years to the day of the first with the nursery, at a more sedate approximately 21 knots (slow by QE2 standards).

My Dad had written to Captain David Perkins asking if a bridge visit was possible given it was our last chance on a seagoing QE2. I still have the response letter from his secretary.
Thomas Hypher
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Wetdock alongside the Western Docks in Southampton9 viewsTuesday 22nd April 2008 during her last Cunard refit.

This was the final whole Cunard fleet meeting that QE2 took part in, which was an unplanned coincidence because QE2 was originally scheduled to drydock at Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven before her sale to Dubai.

I had the day off primary school at very short notice for this.

My Dad's (James A. Hypher's) photo.
Thomas Hypher
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QE2 Arriving in Greenock for the last time, with navy helicopter over the bow 211 viewsSeen from BalmoralRob Lightbody
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QE2 Arriving in Greenock for the last time with flotilla9 viewsSeen from BalmoralRob Lightbody
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QE2 Arriving in Greenock for the last time, sun comes out.10 viewsSeen from BalmoralRob Lightbody
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Manoel: QE2 August 2008 13 viewsCaptain's cocktail partyLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200818 viewsOutdoor Swimming PoolLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200814 viewsLooking to aft of shipLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200823 viewsFunnelLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200814 viewsCunard ensign flying Lynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200816 viewsGymLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200832 viewsGrand Lounge Lynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200820 viewsGrand LoungeLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200812 viewsGolden Lion PubLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20088 viewsAt AnchorLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20085 viewsAnchoredLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20089 viewsTender leaving shipLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20087 viewsAnchoredLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20088 viewsBeautiful view of QE2 from tenderLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200828 viewsPassengers relaxing in Queens RoomLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200811 viewsCabin StewartLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200812 viewsRestaurant Lynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200810 viewsPassengers on Deck Lynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200815 viewsView of bow when leaving portLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20089 viewsView of Bow and portLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20089 viewsDanger High Winds SignLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200811 viewsBoard RoomLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200820 viewsAfternoon Tea service in the Queen RoomLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200813 viewsAfternoon Tea service in the Queen RoomLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200811 viewsLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20086 viewsLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20089 viewsLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20089 viewsLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20085 viewsLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200811 viewsEntertainmentLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200814 viewsGrand Lounge AudienceLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20089 viewsLido Midnight BuffetLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20088 viewson deck at nightLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200813 viewsdancing on deckLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200826 viewsGalleyLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200824 viewsBookshopLynda Bradford
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Manoel: Bookshop crew30 viewsBookshop August 2008Lynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200822 viewsLibraryLynda Bradford
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Manoel: August 200812 viewsBow viewLynda Bradford
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Manoel: August 200823 viewsSail awayLynda Bradford
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Manoel: August 200817 viewsPassengers watching tugLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 20084 viewsLido Restaurant Mural Giancarlo Impiglia Lifestyle IILynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 200812 viewsgangwayLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 200813 viewsView of funnelLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 200813 viewsView from portLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 200811 viewsLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 200811 viewsLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200816 viewsIn portLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20087 viewsIn portLynda Bradford
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Manoel: Agusut 20087 viewsIn portLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20087 viewsLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20088 viewsSlippery when wetLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20088 viewsStairway ALynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200812 viewsInside CabinLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20085 viewsBeneath the BridgeLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20086 viewsAft DeckLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200814 viewsDance lessons in the Queens Room (2)Lynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200815 viewsDance lessons in the Queens RoomLynda Bradford
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Manoel QE2 August 200822 viewsUpper Deck outside theatreLynda Bradford
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Manoel QE2 August 200812 viewsWaiting for lecture to begin at theatre on Upper Deck Lynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20087 viewsPilot BoatLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20086 viewsPassengers relaxing: aft deckLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200810 viewsView of bow and tugLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200813 viewsWalking the DeckLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200810 viewsRestaurant StewartsLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20088 viewsCaptain's Cocktail party with Captain PerkinsLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20086 viewsCaptain Perkins chatting to guests at Captain's Cocktail PartyLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 2008 16 viewswith tugsLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200812 viewsFunnel from portLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 200810 viewsLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 2008245 viewsView from docksideLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20086 viewsView of funnelLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 20088 viewsFunnel from docksideLynda Bradford
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Manoel: QE2 August 2008 15 viewsSailawayLynda Bradford
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Manoel: August 2008 View of Deck14 viewsLynda Bradford
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Manoel: August 2008 View from Bridge9 viewsLynda Bradford
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Manoel: August 2008 - QE2 in Port6 viewsLynda Bradford
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14 viewsThe letter from the Captain's Secretary inviting us up to the bridge on our last trip on QE2 in July 2008, after my Dad had written to Captain David Perkins asking if a bridge visit was possible.

Photo taken back onboard QE2 in late January 2020 in Dubai, in cabin 1028.
Thomas Hypher
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Captain Signed Personal Guide13 viewsThe last QE2 Personal Guide I used on our last trip on QE2 in July 2008, a Mediterranean cruise.

Signed by Captain David Perkins along with the speed we were doing at the time and minimum speed we needed to make on the last leg back to Southampton. In true QE2 fashion we were going faster than needed.

Photo taken back onboard QE2 in late January 2020 in Dubai, in cabin 1028.
Thomas Hypher
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Caronia Restaurant Baked Alaska22 viewsMy Dad's (James A. Hypher's) photo from our last trip on QE2 in July 2008. Our South African waiter and waitress were wonderful.Thomas Hypher
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QE2 Bathed In The Morning Sunshine18 viewsA screenshot from my Dad's (James A. Hypher's) video footage recorded from QM2 during the final (Eastbound) tandem transatlantic between 16th and 22nd October 2008.Thomas Hypher
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Departing Gibraltar With The Wonderful Funnel Illumination19 viewsMy Dad's (James A. Hypher's) photo from our last trip on QE2, and the last port we ever visited onboard QE2 on Monday 28th July 2008. Another bit of finality during her final season.Thomas Hypher
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Admiring QE2's Power and Speed From The Original One Deck Aft Windows46 viewsMy photo from our last trip on QE2 in July 2008.Thomas Hypher
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Admirers Up Close While At Anchor In Propriano, Corsica. 27 viewsMy photo from QE2's only visit to Propriano on Thursday 24th July 2008.Thomas Hypher
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Isabelle and QE2, as QE2 arrived for the last time ever on the Clyde16 viewsIsabelle and QE2, as QE2 arrived for the last time ever on the Clyde1 commentsRob Lightbody
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Watching An Old Friend and Second Home In her Element18 viewsScreenshot from my Dad's (James A. Hypher's) video footage from the final tandem transatlantic with QM2 (and QE2's last transatlantic crossing ever) between 16th October and 22nd October 2008.Thomas Hypher
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A Towel Friend In Cabin 300530 viewsOne of the many happy memories from sailing on QE2. My Dad's (James A. Hypher's) photo from our last trip on QE2 in July 2008.Thomas Hypher
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Patches, Filled in Windows, and Reinforcement galore28 viewsMy Dad's (James A. Hypher's) photo from the last meeting of the then whole Cunard fleet that QE2 took part in on Tuesday 22nd April 2008 while undergoing her last Cunard refit, a wet dock alongside the Western Docks in Southampton. We were on a local Blue Funnel excursion vessel and I was having a day off primary school for this unplanned historic event!Thomas Hypher
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George C Griffiths: QE2 July 200818 viewsCrew nationalities Lynda Bradford
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Twynkle : A friendly tug9 viewsGeiranger, 7 August 2008.Isabelle Prondzynski
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The Sleek Throughbred And Her Worthy Successor24 viewsMy Dad's (James A. Hypher's) photo from the final whole Cunard fleet gathering QE2 took part in, in Southampton in April 2008. This was an unplanned and short notice event due to QE2's final Cunard refit being a wetdock alongside the Western Docks instead of the usual drydocking at Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven. I had the day off Primary School for this bit of history.Thomas Hypher
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A Stamp of quality 13 viewscunardqueen
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Pia : It's a long way from here to there20 views22 September 2008Isabelle Prondzynski
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Be prepared!11 views8007 July 2008Pete Hamill
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QG cabin on Boat Deck13 viewsJuly 2008Pete Hamill
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Len Kerr: RN ship accompanying QE2 on last visit to the Clyde24 views2008Lynda Bradford
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QE2 Cunard Posters in stairwell32 viewsRob Lightbody
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Len Kerr: Welcome home 200826 viewsPhoto from Lyle Hill, GreenockLynda Bradford
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Rough weather in the pool13 viewsEastbound TA, April 2008Pete Hamill
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Funnel reflecting on a very sunny day at anchor25 viewsMy photo from our last trip on QE2 in July 2008. I think this was on her only visit to Propriano, Corsica.Thomas Hypher
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There will be another along soon40 viewsCorfu July 2008Pete Hamill
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Preparing to sail from Gibraltar (2)30 viewsMy Dad's (James A. Hypher's) photo from Monday 28th July 2008. Our final port call ever on QE2 before returning to Southampton on our last voyage onboard.Thomas Hypher
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Preparing to sail from Gibraltar (1)19 viewsMy Dad's (James A. Hypher's) photo from Monday 28th July 2008. Our final port call ever on QE2 before returning to Southampton on our last voyage onboard.Thomas Hypher
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Sunset sailing from Cagliari 31st August 200843 viewsandyh
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It doesn't get better than this24 viewsTrans-Atlantic Eastbound crossing on 15th April 2008Pete Hamill
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Catch me if you can!15 viewsOctober 5th 2008. The last day I saw QE2 as she approaches Greenock for her final call there. (I know it is similar to my previous photo, but it was a great day and Balmoral isn't a bad wee boat either)!Pete Hamill
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Anchored at Corfu14 views8th July 2008Pete Hamill
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QE2 and two tugs Liverpool 2008.16 viewsshipnshore
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QE2 gently smoking across the Med, August 200816 viewsRob Lightbody
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QE2 arrives in the Clyde for the final time, 200816 viewsRob Lightbody
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QE2 arrives in the Clyde for the final time, 2008 (2)7 viewsRob Lightbody
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Fireworks9 viewsGreenock, October 2008Pete Hamill
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Penthouses in the Maltese sun16 viewsValetta, July 2008Pete Hamill
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