photo #4829021

"US troops on an ocean liner, returning to New York harbor at the end of World War 2" This is the RMS Queen Elizabeth pulling into NewYork with returning US Servicemen in 1945 She sailed from Gourock in Scotland on August 6 1945 arriving at New York on August 11 1945. Some of the servicemen could therefore be Ground Echelon of 492 Bomber Group. The Queen Elizabeth together with the Queen Mary were used as troopships in the Second World War. Their great carrying capacity and speeds of over 28 knots were a huge asset to the Allies. The Queen Elizabeth, (carrying capacity over 15,000 troops and over 900 crew), was to carry 750,000 troops in total and she to travel over 500,000 miles. (Colourised by Royston Leonard from the UK)