The Cunard liner QE2 takes to the water for the first time, on her launch from the slipway of John Brown's in Clydebank, after being named by Her Majesty the Queen on 20th September 1967. As described at image 83163, there had been a nervous pause before the huge ship began to move.
Location: Clydebank Engineering and Shipbuilding Works
Original line: John Brown & Co Ltd
Photographer: Robin McGregor
Contact photographer: Robin McGregor
Date: 20/09/1967
Image number: 83578