Yes, Lynda, I would second Bob's request for a detailed description of what you did, what you saw, and what you thought from the minute of stepping into John Brown's to the moment you left. June
Thanks for asking!
I have probably told the story before in different topics but here it is:
When QE2 was launched I did have the opportunity to have a ticket for the launch, but because I worked outside Clydebank at the time and could not get time off I could not go. At the point when QE2 was launched I could hear all the shipyard on the Clyde sounding their works horns and the ships on the Clyde welcoming the new Cunard liner. When I went home I mention to my Dad that the ship had got a good reception, he had said "and so she should, she is a Queen" He then asked if I would like to go in to see the ship. My Dad was aManaging Foremen in John Brown's shipyard so he had the authority to arrange this. So on the first Saturday after QE2 was launched I went through the gates of John Brown's with my Dad and we walked to the fitting out basin to see the ship.
It was a long time ago but my recollection is I had walked onto the ship which must have been by a gangway of sorts. The decks had markings ready for metal to be cut. I have always had the impression that the markings were for cutting out the swimming pools, but I may be wrong. I did not go into the ship, I suppose because it would not have been safe. I just remember standing on the metal decks and looking at the vast expanse of the ship and the view over the shipyard.
I knew it was pretty special to have the opportunity to be onboard the ship, but I could never have imagined how famous she would become or that I would have the opportunity to be writing this 47 years later.