V Day, 1945

During World War II, the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth, along with the Queen Mary, were used as troop transports during the Second World War. 

Bringing troops home from the Second World War in 1945
aboard the Queen Elizabeth

The crowded Queen Elizabeth (pictured above) was bringing troops back to New York harbor from Europe, right after V-Day in 1945. The voyage took roughly five to seven days to go from the British Isles to the East Coast. 

The ship's high speed was able to outrun German U-boats, could carry over 15,000 troops and had over 900 crew members. During wartime, the troopship logged over 500,000 miles.


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