Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

News Event

Wednesday, September 16, 1964 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		QUEEN ELIZABETH (1940-1946 Troopship then 1946-1968 passenger liner of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Cunard Line's QUEEN ELIZABETH was slightly damaged by U.S. Army Transport GENERAL S. B. BUCKNER
Ship's locationSouthampton (England)Port of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage83,673

   The Cunard passenger liner QUEEN ELIZABETH was slightly damaged at her moorings at Southampton today when she was in collision with the U.S. Army Transport GENERAL S. B. BUCKNER which was arriving from New York.

   As the American ship, with U.S. Servicemen on board, was entering the dock she was caught by a gale-force gust of wind.   She was blown sideways and scraped the port side of QUEEN ELIZABETH.

   Hull plates on the liner were dented and some windows on the promenade deck were broken.

   Damage to the GENERAL S. B. BUCKNER was slight, and there were no injuries incurred to anyone on both vessels.