Real nice story, thanks for telling us, keeping the legend alive with accounts like this, wonder if the bell is still there?
Thanks Pete!
The reason "my jaw dropped" when I saw the
Franconia's ship's bell, was because my Grandma sailed on the
Franconia from Quebec to Liverpool in 1955 after visiting my aunt in Canada, who had sailed on the
Aquitania as a "War Bride" in 1947 from Liverpool to Quebec!
So out of over 250 ships (to date, ie 2008) which had sailed under the Cunard flag, here in the Ward Room, two decks below the bridge on the
QE2, were the ships bells from ships my Grandma & Aunt actually sailed on!
Blew my mind!!
(Thought I should explain that!) There are a few missing bits of info in this tale which I should have rectified before sending it to Isabelle. Guess I sent it to Isabelle too quickly! Oops!!
Clydebuilt2 aka Chris
