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| | The Classic Liners of Long Ago - Queen Elizabeth (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Queen Elizabeth had two funnels, compared to Queen Mary's three, and the Queen Elizabeth's decks were clear of much of the apparatus that was on the decks of the Queen Mary. |
 | | Due to the political situation, some people thought that the Queen Elizabeth should be sold to the United States in her unfinished state, while others believed that she was only good as a target for enemy bombers, and that her usefulness could only be ensured in peacetime. |
 | | The Queen Elizabeth's first assignment was to the Indian Ocean, where she carried troops between Sydney, Suez, Fremantle, and Trincomalee, with a capacity of 5,600. |
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